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Or 16036
- Record Id:
- 032-003695555
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003695555
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100107657536.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 16036
- Title:
- Süleymanname - سليماننامه
- Scope & Content:
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A lengthy folk narrative, in prose with interspersed passages in verse, by Firdevs-i Rum (857/1453 - ca. 918 AH/1512 CE). The contents of this Süleyman-nāmẹ 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 Şāhnāmẹ and miscellaneous lore relating to philosophy, cosmology, astronomy, and natural history. The section included in the present manuscript is largely concerned with the exploits of the Iranian hero Sam.
On the first folio, the Divine Name, calligraphed in bold black lettering; the h of Allah is missing owing to damage to the page. There is also an illustration in ink (f 59v), probably by a child, of the head and one hand of a man with a lengthy horizontal moustache.
The manuscript is undated, but was likely copied in the 11th century AH (17th century CE).
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003695555
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003695555
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 text, 286 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Turkish, Ottoman
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1600
- End Date:
- 1699
- Date Range:
- 17th century
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials : Off-white European laid paper
Foliation : European, 286 ff
Dimensions : 197 mm x 148 mm
Script : Nesih
Ink : Primarily black ink, with verse dividers and some section headings in red
Binding : Relatively modern boards covered with maroon cloth; brown leather spine
- Custodial History:
- Formerly manuscript no. 58 in the Mundy Collection.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Acquired from C. S. Mundy.
- Information About Copies:
- 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 kebīr (Tübinger Depot der Staatsbibliothek, MS. Or. fol. 4154), and another, containing part of the abridged version, referred to as Süleymān-nāmẹ [muhtaṣar] (Tübinger Depot, Or. quart. 1945).
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Places:
- Ottoman Empire, Africa/Asia/Europe
- Related Material:
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Other selections of texts from the same underlying narrative can be found at Or 16121, and Or 16147.
On the author and his works, see Orhan F. Köprul, ‘Firdevsi, Uzun’, TDVİA XIII, pp. 127-9; M. F. Köprülü, Firdevs. Firdavsi-i Rum yahud Firdavsi-i Tavīl’, İA IV, p. 649. Authorities differ as to how many parts (cüz’) the full text comprises, the number varying between 330 and 380.
- Related Archive Descriptions:
- Or 16121
Or 16147