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Or 6950
- Record Id:
- 032-003652960
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003652960
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100102479685.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 6950
- Title:
- [Codex of Poetry]
- Scope & Content:
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This codex contains two mesneviler:
ff 1v-28r : Ḥālnāmah, a mystical poem in Persian by ᶜĀrifī and copied in 945 AH (1538-39 CE) by Farīd. This text contains a single unvan;
ff 30v-79v : Makalat, an Ottoman Turkish mesnevi by Gülşeni dedicated to Mehmet II in 864 AH (1459-60 CE), consisting of a series of discourses on various ethical points and illustrated by anecdotes in the manner of Sa'di. This text was copied in 964 AH (1556-57 CE).
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003652960", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 6950: [Codex of Poetry]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003652960
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003652960
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 2 texts, 80 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Persian
Turkish, Ottoman - Scripts:
- Arabic (nastaliq Variant)
- Start Date:
- 1538
- End Date:
- 1557
- Date Range:
- 945-964
- Calendar:
- Hijri qamari
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials : Paper, text 1 (ff 1-28r) is on tinted paper
Foliation : Western, 80 ff
Dimensions : 152 mm x 102 mm
Script : Nastaliq
- Finding Aids:
- See Rieu, Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the British Museum, Volume 2, p. 639 for more information on text 1.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Mehmet II, of Turkey
- Related Material:
- For other copies of text 2, see Or 7107, Or 7580, and Or 7972 text 2.
- Related Archive Descriptions:
- Or 7107
Or 7580
Or 7972