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Delhi Persian 98B*
- Record Id:
- 032-004378023
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004378023
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100169703439.0x000004
- LARK:
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- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Delhi Persian 98B*
- Title:
- Works on raml divination, 2 items (a-b)
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Library
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004378023", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Delhi Persian 98B*: Works on raml divination, 2 items (a-b)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
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- 032-004378023
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004378023
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 66 ff.
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
Persian - Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1750
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- 1750-1799
- Calendar:
- Hijri-qamari
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
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- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Divination--Early works to 1800
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India Office Library
Delhi Persian 98B*
Works on raml divination, 2 items (a-b)
Contents
Summary of Contents: Miscellaneous collection of works on raml or divination, comprised of two heterogeneous items from separate sources. Volume not dated. Rough scribal nastaʿlīq. Limited annotations in margins. Discontinuous Persian foliation. Lacking original binding. Folios detached and severely damaged at the beginning by wormholes and animal predation. Condition extremely fragile.Language(s): Persian and Arabic
1. ff. 1r-40vLanguage(s): Persian and ArabicDelhi Persian 98B* a.
Fragment of a treatise on raml or divination by an unnamed author.
Defective at the beginning.
Not dated at end.
Much of the text is missing due to severe insect and animal predation.
2. ff. 41v-66vDelhi Persian 98B* b.
Untitled treatise on raml or divination by an unnamed author who keeps withholding his identity.
Not dated at end.
Language(s): Persian and ArabicPhysical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperExtent: 66 ff.Dimensions (leaf): 225 × 140 mm.Hand(s)
History
Origin: 1750-1799 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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