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Or 1362
- Record Id:
- 032-002559828
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002559828
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100023431428.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 1362
- Title:
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Nafaḥāt al-Uns by Jāmī, 1414-1492
نفحات الانس
- Scope & Content:
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Mughal-era Persian manuscript copied for Akbar at Agra by ʻAbd al-Raḥīm ʻAnbarīn Qalam Akbarshāhī.
Decorations:
- Miniature: Folio 29r: Fish rising to the surface of the stream as Ibrāhīm Sa''d is watched by Abū al-Ḥāris̲ al-Ūlāsī.
- Miniature: Folio 39v: Abū ''Abdullāh Mahdī Bāvardī made an apprentice by Abū Ḥafṣ (the blacksmith) who burnt his hand when distracted by a blind man. Artist: Mirānand.
- Miniature: Folio 69r: The elephant which spared the life of Abū ''Abdullāh al-Qulānas because he had taken no part in the slaughter of her calf.
- Miniature: Folio 121v: Abū Bakr Qaṣrī on the bazaar roof where men were playing nard and chess. Artist: Narsingh.
- Miniature: Folio 135v: Abū al-Adyān sitting on a mat over a fire watched by Zoroastrians. Artist: Daulat.
- Miniature: Folio 142r: A vision of future married bliss for Abū Bakr Duqqī as foreseen by Abū al-Ḥusayn Qarāfī. Artist: ''Ādil?.
- Miniature: Folio 150r: ''Abd al-Raḥim Iṣṭakhrī praying whilst out hunting, watched by a young man. Artist: ''Ādil?.
- Miniature: Folio 156v: Abū Ṭālib ibn Khazraj overcome by the thought of his sins.
- Miniature: Folio 182r: Abū al-''Abbās al-Qaṣsāb al-Āmulī who cured a lame camel in the bazar at Āmul by praying for it.
- Miniature: Folio 226r: Shaykh al-Islām Aḥmad al-Nāmiqī al-Jāmī who attempted to fetch wine with an ass but it refused to move until he swore to give up wine. Artist: Bālchand (damaged).
- Miniature: Folio 232r: Abū ''Alī Farmadī at the public baths at Nishapur.
- Miniature: Folio 263r: Najm al-Dīn al-Kubrā who had power over animals giving a sparrow strenght to defeat a hawk. Mādhū.
- Miniature: Folio 271v: Raz̤ī al-Dīn ''Alī Lālā al-Ghaznavī dreaming about the ladder leading to heaven and the man on it, Najm al-Dīn al-Kubrā.
- Miniature: Folio 287r: Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī visiting ''Aṭṭār at Nishapur, when ''Aṭṭār presented him with a copy of the Asrārnāmah.
- Miniature: Folio 315r: Muḥyī al-Dīn ''Abd al-Qādir Jīlī (i.e. al-Jīlānī) spared by the thieves who looted the caravan because he gave them his money. Artist: Khim Karan.
- Miniature: Folio 354v: Abū al-Ghays̲ Jamīl al-Yamanī making the lion carry the wood after it had killed his ass.
- Miniature: Folio 392v: Sarī al-Saqatī watching his child being lulled out of the millstream by its mother.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002559828
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-002559828
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 401 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_1362 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1604
- End Date:
- 1605
- Date Range:
- Regnal year 49 (1604/5)
- Calendar:
- Hijri-qamari
- Era:
- AH
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions leaf: 26.2x15.2cm
Miniature: 17 miniatures
Illustration: 1 illumination
Script: Nastaʿlīq, copied by ʻAbd al-Raḥīm ʻAnbarīn Qalam Akbarshāhī
Format: Codex.
Material: Chart.
- Administrative Context:
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Origin: Agra, Regnal year 49 (1604-1605)
- Finding Aids:
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For a more detailed catalogue entry see:
Rieu, Charles. Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: British Museum, 1879: p.350
Titley, Norah M. Miniatures from Persian Manuscripts. A Catalogue and Subject Index of Paintings Etc. London, 1977: p.69
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)