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Or 4730
- Record Id:
- 032-003314056
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- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 4730
- Title:
- Haft paikar by Niẓāmī Ganjavī
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
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- Hierarchy:
- 032-003314056
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 141 folios
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_4730 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Judeo-Persian
- Scripts:
- Hebrew
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 1700-1899
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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Hebrew Manuscripts Digitisation Project
Or 4730
Haft paikar by Niẓāmī Ganjavī
Contents
Poetical text, in Persian in Hebrew characters.
Language(s): Judaeo-Persian
ff. 1r-141vTitle: Haft paikarTitle: הפט פייקרAn illustrated transcript of Niẓāmī's work, in Hebrew script.
13 miniatures, in colours (damaged and retouched):
fol. 16b: Bahram Gur hunting lions watched by Fitna
fol. 35b: Bahram Gur hunting wild asses watched by Fitna
fol. 39b: Fitna carrying the ox on her shoulders up the steps to Bahram Gur
fol. 49b: Bahram Gur entertained by musicians
fol. 51b: Bahram Gur entertained by musicians
fol. 73a: Bahram Gur entertained by the Moorish Princess in the Yellow Pavilion
fol. 8lb: Bahram Gur entertained by the Tartar Princess in the Green Pavilion
fol. 90b: Bahram Gur entertained by the Russian Princess in the Red Pavilion
fol. 98b: Bahram Gur entertained by the Princess of Khvarazm in the Blue Pavilion
fol. 114b: Bahram Gur entertained by the Chinese Princess in the Sandalwood Pavilion
fol. 128a: Bahram Gur entertained by the Indian Princess in the Black Pavilion
fol. 129a: Bahram Gur entertained by the Greek Princess in the White Pavilion
fol. 141b: Bahram Gur killing the dragon
f. 16v, 35v, 39v, 49v, 51v, 73r, 81v, 90v, 98v, 114v, 128r, 129r, 141vPhysical Description
Paper codex of the 18th to 19th century.Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport:Extent: 141 foliosDimensions (leaf): 220 × 135 mm.Dimensions (written): 140 × 100 mm.Foliation:141 folios (+ 1 unfoliated paper flyleaf at the beginning and 2 at the end).
Collation
Indeterminable (too tight binding).
Condition
Old repairs obscure text occasionally.
Damp stains at edges.
Usage stains.
Some water damage to the pigmented areas.
Layout
Columns:2
Ruled lines: 15
Written lines: 15
Uniform layout.
Text written within a frame, in red and blue ink.
Catchwords on every verso.
Initial verses and titles in larger square charactes.
Hand(s)
Persian semi-cursive script of the 18th to 19th century.
Binding
BM in-house.
Spine: 'Haft Paikar. Persian In Hebr. Character. Brit. Mus. Or. 4730.'
History
Origin: 18th-19th century ; Iran?Provenance and Acquisition
1894-02-02
Purchased by the British Museum on 02 February 1894 from S. J. A. Churchill, Esq. (b. 1862, d. 1921), a British diplomat, art connoisseur and author: inscribed, back flyleaf (ii)v.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on Margoliouth, G.: Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, London 1965.Availability
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Surrogates
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_4730 (digital images currently unavailable)
Bibliography
George Margoliouth, Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan Manuscripts in the British Museum, 4 vols (London: British Museum, 1899-1935; vols I-III repr. 1965); IV, Introduction, Indexes, ed. by Jacob Leveen (London: British Museum, 1977), no. 947.Moreen, Vera Basch, Miniature paintings in Judaeo-Persian manuscripts (Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1985), no. IV, pp. 29-31.Funding of Cataloguing
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