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RSPA 75
- Record Id:
- 032-004380796
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004380796
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100169708454.0x000081
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- RSPA 75
- Title:
- Persian translation of the Rāmāyana
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004380796", "parent" : "#", "text" : "RSPA 75: Persian translation of the Rāmāyana" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004380796
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004380796
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- ff.vii+444+ix
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1792
- Date Range:
- 1700-1792
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
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- Subjects:
- Hindu literature, Persian
- TEI:
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India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian
RSPA 75
Persian translation of the Rāmāyana
Contents
1 copy of Rāmāyana
Language(s): Persian
ff. 1v-444rTitle: RāmāyanaTitle: راماینIncipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم. بر ضمائر ارباب بصائر مخفی نماندExplicit: تدار داد متم و از هر خودی خودت راست و از هر بردگی برد کتد منم اقام عالم گوناگون اوColophon: تمت تمام شد تم تم تمThe translation is Persian prose.
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Strong white woven paper.Extent: ff.vii+444+ixDimensions (leaf): 220 × 200 mm.Dimensions (written): 160 × 120 mm.Foliation:European numerals in pencil.
Condition
Excellent condition. Minor worm damage around the spine.
Layout
Columns:1
Written lines: 15
Hand(s)
Neat black ink nastaʿlīq.
Decoration
Additions:On f0v, Jones has written "The Rāmāyan of Vālmīci, the oldest Indian poet. Mr. Barlow has a very old copy of the original with the comment".
Binding
Brown suede leather binding with white endpapers.
Accompanying Material
History
Origin: 1700-1792 1700 - 1792 CE ; IndiaProvenance and Acquisition
RSPA 1-118 were presented to the Royal Society in January 1792 by Sir William and Lady Jones. This manuscript was presented by Lady 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.58 no.LXXVAvailability
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