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RSPA 40
- Record Id:
- 032-004380761
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004380761
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100169708454.0x00005e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- RSPA 40
- Title:
- Mas̱navī-i Maʿnavī, Book 6 of 6
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004380761", "parent" : "#", "text" : "RSPA 40: Mas̱navī-i Maʿnavī, Book 6 of 6" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004380761
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004380761
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- ff.ii+337+iv
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1790
- End Date:
- 1792
- Date Range:
- 1790-1792
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121449235,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/98930150
Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana, 1207-1273,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121449235,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/98930150
Mavlavī ʿIzz al-Dīn
Nimrod - Subjects:
- Persian poetry--747-1500
- TEI:
-
India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian
RSPA 40
Contents
Mas̱navī-i Maʿnavī, Book 6 of 6
Language(s): Persian
ff. 1v-337vTitle: Mas̱navī-i MaʿnavīTitle: مثنوی معنویIncipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. ای حیات دل حسامالدین بسی *** میل میجوشد بقسم سادسیExplicit: آب جان را ریز اندر بحر جان *** تا شوی دریای بیحد وگرانJones commissioned the six volumes of the Mas̱navī which make up MSs RSPA 35-40. This is clear from a note in MS RSPA 35 in which he acknowledges the scribe: "Written by Maulavī Aâzzu'ddīn began 21 Jan 1790. Began 21 Jan. 1790 25S.R. a month, asked; 30S.R. given". The scribe's name was Mavlavī ʿIzz al-Dīn.
On f1r, Jones has written out the same poet circle as found at the end of MS RSPA 31, in which he writes the names of Firdawsī, Rūmī (written as Maulavī), Saʿadī, Anvarī, Ḥāfiẓ and Niẓāmī in a circle together.
The final forty-five lines of poetry are a poem by Rūmī's son and are not found in the usual recensions of the text. This poem begins "مدتی رین مثنوی چون والدم *** شد خمس کفتش ولد ای زنده ام" on f334v under the red heading explaining the contents.
Colophon: تمام شد دفتر سادس مثنوی مولوی جلال الدین رومی رحمة الله علیهPhysical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Strong white European paper. Paper bears G.R. and E&P watermarks.Extent: ff.ii+337+ivDimensions (leaf): 230 × 180 mm.Dimensions (written): 160 × 125 mm.Foliation:European numerals in pencil.
Condition
The manuscript is in excellent condition.
Layout
Columns:2
Written lines: 8
Hand(s)
Very neat black nastaʿlīq with red ink headings.
Decoration
Additions:Very frequent annotations by Jones. He highlights large sections with curly brackets, stars and underlining and translates some sections of poetry. He also, at times, narrates the contents of the poem. In particular, there are lots of annotations surrounding the story of Nimrod at the end of the textblock, which he explains in his marginal comments and also repeatedly remarks how beautiful the poetry is.
Binding
Standard India Office half leather binding with wine-coloured marbled endpapers.
Accompanying Material
History
Origin: 1790-1792 1790 - 1792 CE ; IndiaProvenance and Acquisition
RSPA 1-118 were presented to the Royal Society in January 1792 by Sir William and Lady Jones. These manuscripts were all given by Sir William Jones.
The Royal Society's collection of 280 Persian and Arabic, and 86 Sanskrit manuscripts were transferred to the India Office Library in 1876.
1876
India Office Library
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on E. Denison Ross and E. G. Browne, Catalogue of two collections of Persian and Arabic manuscripts preserved in the India Office Library (London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1902), p.29-30 no.XXXV-XLAvailability
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