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Or 16619

Record Id:

032-004251315

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-004251315

MDARK:

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LARK:

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Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 16619

Title:

Ottoman Turkish Divan

Scope & Content:

This volume contains a Divan by an unidentified Ottoman poet. It appears to be slightly incomplete, breaking off in a tahmis. Several folios contain additional text in the margins. There is a lengthy note on f 1r mentioning the Uşşakiye Sufi Order. There is also a significant amount of marginalia, including: poems by Vehbi/Husami on ff 1v, 6v, 7r, and 47v; by an anonymous poet (potentially Muhyi) on ff 2v-3r and 7v; by an Uşşaki Sufi on ff 3v-4r; verses by (a) Kaygusuz and by Ziver on ff 5v; unattributed kıtalar on f 8v; a Hadith text in Arabic on f 9r; a ghazal by Lamekani on f 9v; verses, consisting mainly of chronograms on f 42v; a poem about the Divine Names on f 46r; various maxims, two prayers attributed to Imam Ali and Imam Zeynü’l-‘Abidin, and a beyit by Şita’i(?) on f 50v; a lengthy discussion of a passage in Bab 220 of İbnü’l-‘Arabi’s Fütuhat on ff 51v-53r; advice attributed to Ca‘fer ibn-i Mehmed, concerning Quranic verses to be recited in times of difficulty, on f 53r; a ghazal by Gafuri on f 54v; and Sufi didactic verses by Hakkani and Gafuri on f 55r.

Begins:

Huda’ya Hamt ola bi-hadd ü gaye * ki yoktur varlığına hiç nihaye / Yarattı âlemi ketm-i ademden * dahi ervah var etti o demden

Ends (f 54v):

Kıl cihad-i ekberi oldur zülum ile cühul * bir zaman sabr it gönül matluba istersen vusul

The volume features an illuminated headpiece on f 1v. Though undated, this volume is probably from around the 12th-13th century AH/18th-19th century CE.

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-004251315

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Hierarchy:

032-004251315

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 text, 55 ff

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Turkish, Ottoman

Scripts:

Arabic (nastaliq Variant)

Start Date:

1700

End Date:

1899

Date Range:

18th century-19th century

Calendar:

Gregorian

Era:

Place of Origin:

Turkey

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Physical Characteristics:

Material: Good off-white laid paper

Foliation: European, 55 ff (original foliation omits f 55)

Dimensions: 215 x 150 mm, text area 153 x 69 mm

Pricking and Ruling: 21 lines in double columns, text frames in black and gold

Script: Nesta‘lik

Binding: Reddish brown morocco binding with simple gold ornament; front cover lacking and sewing largely broken

Custodial History:

The ownership inscription of Seyyid Mehmed Zühdi, known as Haremeyn-zade, is on f 1r, as is a chronogram with the date 1168 AH/1754-5 CE.

Source of Acquisition:

Acquired via auction at Christie's South Kensington, April 3 2009, Lot 36.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Subjects:

Ottoman Poetry

Places:

Ottoman Empire, Africa/Asia/Europe