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Or 1127
- Record Id:
- 032-003475173
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003475173
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100096801955.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 1127
- Title:
- Şerefname - شرفنامه
- Additional Titles:
-
Tarih-i Nuşirvan
- Scope & Content:
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An Ottoman Turkish translation of the Sharaf-nāmah by Sharaf bin Shams al-Dīn Bitlisī. This history of the Kurds includes the Hatime, a history of the Ottoman dynasty. The original work was written in Persian, and this Ottoman translation was rendered by Mehmet Beg ibn-i Ahmet Beg Mirza.
The first page of the manuscript has been lost, and thus the text begins on the second page of the narrative. The translator states that the original Turkish translation was made at the request of Şeref Han ibn-i Aptal Han in 1078 AH (1667-68 CE).
The translation keeps close to the original text, with the Persian verses retained in the original. It contains the same lacunae that are noted in Persian originals held at the British Library, including three chapters of the second Fikra of Sahife III (Chapters 7-9).
The colophon contains a prayer for the long reign of Emir Şeref Han ibn-i Aptal Han, called Emir Şeref Hanu'l-Sanî.
The contents of the manuscript are as follows:
f. 8v : Mukaddime
f. 13v : Sahife I
f. 52r : Sahife II
f. 96v : Sahife III, Firka I
f. 159v : Sahife III, Firka II
f. 186v : Sahife III, Firka III
f. 193r : Sahife IV
f. 254r : Zeyl, including life of the author
f. 260v : Hatime
The colophon, found on f. 372v, states that the manuscript was copied at the end of Recep 1080 AH (December 1669 CE) by Alauddin ibn-i Mustafa.
The manuscript contain an illuminated text box on f. 372v featuring circular and star patterns in red and blue ink. It also has considerable marginalia and graffiti on ff. 1r and 372v, most of which relates to the ownership and sale of the manuscript. A faint ownership stamp that includes the name Celil is found on f. 1r. Further inscriptions regarding sales (?) of the manuscript from 1129 AH and 1147 AH are found on f. 372v.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003475173", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 1127: Şerefname - شرفنامه" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003475173
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003475173
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 text, 372 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Persian
Turkish, Ottoman - Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1080
- End Date:
- 1080
- Date Range:
- 1080
- Calendar:
- Hijri qamari
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials : Paper
Dimensions : 290 mm x 190 mm x 60 mm
Foliation : Western and Ottoman foliation, 372 ff
Ruling : Red-ruled text boxes of 197 mm x 127 mm containing single columns of 17 lines
Script : Nesih
Ink : Black ink with catchwords and underlines in red ink; red and blue ink used for illumination on f. 372v
Binding : Brown leather Ottoman binding with stamped cartouches illuminated with gold leaf
- Custodial History:
- A partially-faded ownership seal bearing the name Celil is found on f. 1r.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from Alexander Jaba in 1872.
- Administrative Context:
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Formerly Or.31.A.i.
- Publications:
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For a description of the item, please see:
Rieu, Charles, Catalogue of Turkish Manuscripts at the British Museum (London : Trustees of the British Museum, 1888), p. 70.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Kurds
- Places:
- Bitlis, Asia, Turkey
- Related Material:
- See: Add MS 7860 for a later copy.
- Related Archive Descriptions:
- Add MS 7860