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Delhi Persian 85*
- Record Id:
- 032-004378002
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004378002
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100169703388.0x000003
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Delhi Persian 85*
- Title:
- Jurisprudence and correspondence, 2 items (a-b)
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Library
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004378002", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Delhi Persian 85*: Jurisprudence and correspondence, 2 items (a-b)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004378002
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004378002
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 23 ff.
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
Persian - Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1850
- Date Range:
- 1800-1850
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Muḥammad Karāmat ʿAlī
Muḥammad Yaḥyá - TEI:
-
India Office Library
Delhi Persian 85*
Jurisprudence and correspondence, 2 items (a-b)
Contents
Summary of Contents: Miscellaneous collection of works on jurisprudence and official correspondence by Muḥammad Karīm Allāh. Not dated. Partially foliated. Paper dust wrapper (BEIC legal publication on legislation for 1852); watermarked (lion rampant guardant holding sceptre in crowned oval frame; not dated); label, creased and stained. Folios detached; large wormholes.Language(s): Persian and Arabic
1. ff. 1r-10rLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicDelhi Persian 85* a.
Rough draft of an original but apparently untitled treatise on jurisprudence by an unnamed author.
Defective at beginning.
Not dated at end. Datable to the early nineteenth century.
Rough nastaʿlīq, mostly without diacritics.
2. ff. 12r-23rDelhi Persian 85* b.
Untitled treatise comprised of petitions and official correspondence addressed to kings and lords (salāṭīn va khavānīn), compiled by Muḥammad Karīm Allāh.
The author wrote the work for his students and especially for his middling son, Muḥammad Yaḥyá.
Not dated at end. Datable to the early nineteenth century.
Language(s): Persian and ArabicPhysical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperExtent: 23 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 214 × 156 mm.Hand(s)
History
Origin: 1800-1850 1800 - 1850 CE ; IndiaProvenance and Acquisition
Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876
1876
Government of India
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