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Or 1159
- Record Id:
- 032-003653017
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003653017
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100102537866.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 1159
- Title:
- [Şah u Geda] - [شاه و كدا]
- Scope & Content:
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This volume contains the poem Şah u Geda by Yahya Efendi of the Dukagjini family of Albania. It was likely composed during his exile to the Sancak of Zvornik, Bosnia.
An inscription of the former owner, Mehmet ul-Kâtip, a Janissary, can be found at the end of the volume, alongside the date 1008 AH (1599-1600 CE).
The volume contains a single unvan.
The manuscript was completed in the year 998 AH (1589-90 CE).
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003653017", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 1159: [Şah u Geda] - [شاه و كدا]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003653017
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003653017
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 text, 64 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Turkish, Ottoman
- Scripts:
- Arabic (nastaliq Variant)
- Start Date:
- 1590
- End Date:
- 1590
- Date Range:
- 998
- Calendar:
- Hijri qamari
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials : Paper
Foliation : Western, 64 ff
Dimensions : 178 mm x 95 mm
Ruling : Ruled margins
Script : Nastaliq
- Custodial History:
- Formerly of the collection of Mehmet ul-Kâtip, Janissary (around 1008 AH/1599-1600 CE).
- Source of Acquisition:
- Acquired from the collection of Alexandre Jaba on 12 October 1872.
- Finding Aids:
- See Rieu, Catalogue of the Turkish Manuscripts in the British Museum, p. 183.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Places:
- Albania, Europe
Bosnia, Europe
Ottoman Empire, Africa/Asia/Europe - Related Material:
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For another copy, see Or 1147 text 5, Or 7222 text 1, Or 7223, Or 7224, and Or 16422.
- Related Archive Descriptions:
- Or 1147
Or 16422
Or 7222
Or 7223