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Or 2933

Record Id:
032-002559834
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
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Reference (shelfmark):
Or 2933
Title:

Khusraw u Shīrīn by Niẓāmī

خسرو و شیرین

Scope & Content:

An abridgement of Niẓāmī

Decorations:

  • Miniature: Folio 5v: Hurmuzd enthroned.
  • Miniature: Folio 6r: Birth of Khusraw Parvīz.
  • Miniature: Folio 6v: Khusraw being taught by Buzurjumīd.
  • Miniature: Folio 7r: Khusraw hunting blackbuck.
  • Miniature: Folio 7v: Khusraw listening to Bārbad playing the lute.
  • Miniature: Folio 8v: Buzurjumīd pleading to Hurmuzd on behalf of Khusraw.
  • Miniature: Folio 11r: Khusraw sending Shāpūr in search of Shīrīn.
  • Miniature: Folio 11v: Shāpūr seated before an idol temple on his way to find Shīrīn.
  • Miniature: Folio 12v: Shīrīn holding the portrait of Khusraw watched by Shāpūr.
  • Miniature: Folio 16v: Shīrīn riding off to find Khusraw.
  • Miniature: Folio 17r: Shīrīn's companions telling her aunt, Mahīn Bānū, of Shīrīn's journey.
  • Miniature: Folio 19v: Khusraw watching Shīrīn bathing.
  • Miniature: Folio 20v: Shīrīn offered refreshment at Khusraw's castle.
  • Miniature: Folio 22r: Shīrīn on a terrace.
  • Miniature: Folio 23r: Shāpūr returning to Khusraw.
  • Miniature: Folio 25r: Buzurjumīd before Khusraw.
  • Miniature: Folio 26r: The reunion between Mahīn Bānū and Shīrīn brought about by Shāpūr.
  • Miniature: Folio 28r: Khusraw and Shīrīnmeeting.
  • Miniature: Folio 30r: Khusraw and Shīrīn playing polo.
  • Miniature: Folio 31r: Khusraw with Shīrīn after he had killed the lion outside her tent.
  • Miniature: Folio 34r: Battle between Khusraw and Bahrām Chūbīn.
  • Miniature: Folio 36r: Accession of Shīrīn to the throne of Armenia.
  • Miniature: Folio 37r: Shīrīn travelling with her companions to visit Khusraw.
  • Miniature: Folio 38v: Khusrawwith Maryam, daughter of Caesar.
  • Miniature: Folio 41v: Farhād brought by Shāpūr to visit Shīrīn.
  • Miniature: Folio 42v: Shīrīn visiting Farhād on Mt. Bisitun. Sculpture of Shīrīn (damaged).
  • Miniature: Folio 45r: Buzurjumīd advising Khusraw to send for Farhād.
  • Miniature: Folio 45v: Khusraw's messenger with Farhād.
  • Miniature: Folio 46r: Farhād brought before Khusraw.
  • Miniature: Folio 47v: Khusraw sending Farhād back to the mountains to cut the road.
  • Miniature: Folio 49v: Farhād carrying Shīrīn and her horse.
  • Miniature: Folio 51r: (above). Farhād commiting suicide. (below). Shīrīn visiting Farhād's tomb.
  • Miniature: Folio 53v: Khusraw, with four prisoners before him, being advised by Buzurjumīd.
  • Miniature: Folio 55v: Khusraw arriving at Shakar's house at Ctesiphon.
  • Miniature: Folio 56r: Shakar leaving Khusraw.
  • Miniature: Folio 56v: Khusraw flirting with Shakar's companions.
  • Miniature: Folio 57r: Khusraw and Shakar on a terrace.
  • Miniature: Folio 58v: Khusraw and Shakar on a terrace.
  • Miniature: Folio 63r: Khusraw arriving at Shīrīn's castle.
  • Miniature: Folio 63v: Shīrīn refusing to meet Khusraw because he had been unfaithful to her.
  • Miniature: Folio 72v: Shīrīn arrives disguised at Khusraw's camp at night and is hidden by Shāpūr.
  • Miniature: Folio 76r: Khusraw listening to Bārbad playing the lute and Nigīsā playing the chang.
  • Miniature: Folio 78r: Shīrīn making her presence known to Khusraw.
  • Miniature: Folio 78v: Khusraw and Shīrīn being entertained.
  • Miniature: Folio 79r: Return of Khusraw and Shīrīn to their respective homes.
  • Miniature: Folio 80v: Wedding gift carried by mules and camels.
  • Miniature: Folio 81v: Elephants sent as wedding gifts.
  • Miniature: Folio 82r: Slaves and handmaidens sent as gifts by Khusraw to Shīrīn.
  • Miniature: Folio 83r: The marriage of Khusraw and Shīrīn by priests in the presence of Buzurjumīd and Shāpūr.
  • Miniature: Folio 84r: Khusraw, drunk, listening to music played by Bārbad, Nigīsā and other musicians.
  • Miniature: Folio 85r: Khusraw fliritng with the female messenger sent to him by Shīrīn.
  • Miniature: Folio 86v: Khusraw and Shīrīn in a pavilion.
  • Miniature: Folio 87v: Khusraw and Shīrīnlistening to music played by Bārbadand Nigīsā.
  • Miniature: Folio 88r: (above). Marriage of Shāpūr and Humāyūn. (centre). Marriage of Bārbad and Sumanburg. (below). Marriage of Nigīsā and Hamīlā.
  • Miniature: Folio 91r: Khusraw and Shīrīn visiting a fire temple.
  • Miniature: Folio 92r: Khusraw being murdered by Shīrūy's emisary.
  • Miniature: Folio 93r: (background). Khusraw lying in state. (foreground). Shīrīn adorning herself.
  • Miniature: Folio 95r: Shīrīn walking in the funeral procession of Khusraw.
  • Miniature: Folio 95v: Buzurjumīd leading the funeral procession accompanied by water-sprinklers and men giving coins to bystanders.
  • Miniature: Folio 96r: Shīrīn commiting suicide on Khusraw's tomb.
  • Miniature: Folio 99r: Niẓāmī presenting his poem " Khusrawu Shīrīn" to one of the sons (either Muḥammad or Qizil Arslān) of Ildigiz.
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
99 folios
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Languages:
Persian
Scripts:
Arabic
Start Date:
1729
End Date:
1730
Date Range:
1139
Calendar:
Hijri qamari
Era:
AH
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Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions [leaf]: 12.25x8.25in

Unwan: One ʿunwān

Border: Two gold-ruled columns

Miniature: 63 miniatures, mostly whole page

Marginal: Rich designs in the margins

Script: Nastaʿlīq

Format: Codex.

Material: Chart.

Administrative Context:

Origin: 1139 Hijri qamari (1729-1730)

Finding Aids:

For a more detailed catalogue entry see:

Rieu, Charles. Supplement to the Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: British Museum, 1895: p.156

Titley, Norah M. Miniatures from Persian Manuscripts. A Catalogue and Subject Index of Paintings Etc. London, 1977: pp.144-145

Exhibitions:
The Everlasting Flame: Zoroastrianism in History and Imagination, National Museum, New Delhi, 19 March 2016 - 29 May 2016
Material Type:
Archives and Manuscripts
Legal Status:
Not Public Record(s)
Names:
Khusraw Parvīz
Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 1141 - 1202 or 1203
Subjects:
Persian poetry