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Or 16121
- Record Id:
- 032-003695547
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003695547
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100107513723.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 16121
- Title:
- [Süleymanname] - [سليماننامه]
- Scope & Content:
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A lengthy folk narrative, in prose with interspersed passages in verse, by Firdevsi-i Rumi (857-ca. 918/1453-ca. 1512 CE). The contents of this Süleyman-name include stories of the prophet Solomon and of other pre-Islamic Prophets, along with elements of the epic history of pre-Islamic Iran (as found in the Persian Shahname and miscellaneous lore relating to philosophy, cosmology, astronomy, and natural history.
The section included in the present manuscript begins with Nermen, son of Isfendiyar, learning the ways of kingship from Rüstem, and appears to belong near to the beginning of the work. The story of Behmen, another son of Isfendiyar, begins on f 83r. The volume ends with a description of the peacetime life of pleasure led by Feramrz and Sam.
Later additions and corrections to the text, likely made by the copyist, can be found in the margins.
The manuscript was completed on 23 Zulhicce 1067 AH (2 October 1658 CE) by Mustafa İbn-i Mehmet el-Yesari.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003695547
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003695547
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 text, 122 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Turkish, Ottoman
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1658
- End Date:
- 1658
- Date Range:
- 1067
- Calendar:
- Hijri qamari
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials : European off-white laid paper
Foliation : European, 122 ff
Dimensions : 192 mm x 136 mm
Ruling : Red text dividers
Script : Nesih
Ink : Primarily black with occasional use of red for headers
Binding : Modern boards with marbled cloth
- Custodial History:
- Formerly manuscript no. 59 in the Mundy Collection.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Acquired from the collection of C. S. Mundy.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Places:
- Ottoman Empire, Africa/Asia/Europe
- Related Material:
-
Other copies of extracts of the complete underlying text can be found at Or 16036 and Or 16147.
On the author and his works, see Orhan F. Köprülü, ‘Firdevsi, Uzun’, TDVİA XIII, pp. 127-9; M. F. Köprülü, ‘Firdevs. Firdavs-i Rum yahud Firdavs-i Tavül’, IA IV, p. 649. Authorities differ as to how many parts (cüz') the full text comprises, the number varying between 330 and 380. The total number found in extant manuscripts, however, is 81 (O. Köprülü, op. cit.). Barbara Flemming, in VOHD XIII/1, pp. 38-41, describes one manuscript containing Books I-V and part of Book VI of the full-length version, entitled Süleymān-nāmẹ-’i kebir (Tübinger Depot der Staatsbibliothek, MS. Or. fol. 4154), and another, containing part of the abridged version, referred to as Süleymān-nāmẹ [muhtasar] (Tbinger Depot, Or. quart. 1945). While no critical edition of the work has yet been attempted, the linguistic features of Firdevsi's writings have attracted scholarly attention.
- Related Archive Descriptions:
- Or 16036
Or 16147