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RSPA 33
- Record Id:
- 032-003475893
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003475893
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100097964683.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- RSPA 33
- Title:
- 1 copy of Pand-nāmah-'i ʿAṭṭār by Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003475893", "parent" : "#", "text" : "RSPA 33: 1 copy of Pand-nāmah-'i ʿAṭṭār by Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003475893
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003475893
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- ff.i+49+vii
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1783
- End Date:
- 1783
- Date Range:
- 1783
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- ʿAṭṭár, Farīd al-Dīn, d 1230
- Subjects:
- Maxims, Persian
- TEI:
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India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian
RSPA 33
Contents
1 copy of Pand-nāmah-'i ʿAṭṭār by Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār
Language(s): Persian
ff. 1v-49rTitle: Pand-nāmah-'i ʿAṭṭārTitle: پندنامه عطارIncipit: حمد یحمد مر خدای پاک را *** آنکه ایمان داد مشت خاک راExplicit: با شدای جی چرا چون محاب *** سعی کن الله واعلم بالصوابColophon: تمام شد پندنامه فرید الدین عطار رحمه الله علیه حسب الحکم صاحب والامر تمت علی شان منبع الجود والاحسان معدن فصل واعیان اعنی ولیم یونس ادام الله اقباله وفضله علی کافه الانام بتاریخ پنجم شهر ذی حجه الاحرام سنه یکهزار ویکصد ونود وهفت هجری نبوی مطابق سنه بکهزار وهفتصد وهشتاد وسه عیسوی در بندر کلکته سمرت تحریر یافتAs the colophon makes clear, this manuscript was commissioned by Jones in Calcutta in 1783.
Dated 5 Zi'l-Hijjah 1197 AH corresponding to 1773 AD.
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Very thin white woven paper.Extent: ff.i+49+viiDimensions (leaf): 190 × 130 mm.Dimensions (written): 140 × 80 mm.Foliation:European numerals in blue pencil.
Condition
Poor condition. Extensive worm damage. Binding has begun to pull apart.
Layout
Columns:2
Written lines: 10
2 columns; 10 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Neat black ink nastaʿlīq with rubrications.
Additions:Binding
Red leather European-style Indian binding with white endpapers.
Accompanying Material
History
Origin: 1783-11-01 IndiaProvenance and Acquisition
RSPA 1-118 were presented to the Royal Society in January 1792 by Sir William and Lady Jones. This manuscript was presented by Lady Jones.
The Royal Society's collection of 280 Persian and Arabic, and 86 Sanskrit manuscripts were transferred to the India Office Library in 1876.
1876
India Office Library
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on E. Denison Ross and E. G. Browne, Catalogue of two collections of Persian and Arabic manuscripts preserved in the India Office Library (London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1902), p. 28 no. XXXIIIAvailability
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