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Delhi Persian 599
- Record Id:
- 032-004546213
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004546213
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100186815544.0x000009
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Delhi Persian 599
- Title:
- Biography of the prophet Muhammad
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Library
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- 032-004546213
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004546213
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- ff. 130 (including the paper cover)
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Persian
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1400
- End Date:
- 1499
- Date Range:
- 1400-1499
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Muḥammad Bāqī Andakānī
Nādir Shāh, Shah of Iran, 1688-1747,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000066753540,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/16017634 - Subjects:
- Muḥammad, Prophet, -632--Biography
- TEI:
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India Office Library
Delhi Persian 599
Biography of the prophet Muhammad
Contents
Summary of Contents: A large fragment of an unidentified biography of Muḥammad composed possibly in the 14th or 15th century or at any rate after the death of Saʻdi (d. 1291 or 1292) who is quoted on f. 92r.Incipit: (f. 1v): لؤی بن عدس بن غالب بن فهربن مالک بن النضر… بن ابی البشر آدم صلوات الله وسلامه علیهExplicit: (f. 129r): و هر مردی که بر انحضرت بگذشتی که در جعبهٔ خود تیر داشتی انحضرت می فرمودی که بفروش تیرها را بابی طلحهColophon:Incorrectly titled Tārīkh-i Tabarī [sic] on the fly leaf and on f. 5r.
Lacks beginning and end.
Language(s): PersianPhysical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperExtent: ff. 130 (including the paper cover)Dimensions (leaf): 254 × 185 mm.Dimensions (written): 215 × 150 mm.Foliation:Pencilled foliation.
Collation
Catchwords on the bottom-left corners of the verso.
Condition
Somewhat worm-eaten and water-stained; repaired extensively, perhaps in the 18th century. Paper binding.
Layout
Columns:1
Written lines: 21 31
21 to 31 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Naskhī and nastaʻlīq in different hands; copied in black ink, with red headings.
Additions:Note on f. 93v by a certain Muḥammad Bāqī Andakānī.
Some marginal notes and corrections.
Magic squares (3 x 3) on f. 129v prefixed by an inscription: ‘Whoever keeps this picture with him will be fortunate.’
Seal(s):Binding
Late 19th century paper binding.
Black Government of India Delhi MSS oval stamp (ff. 2r, 129v).
History
Origin: Possibly 15th century. CEProvenance and Acquisition
Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876.
Acquired by the Government of India in 1876
.Record Sources
Based on C.A. Storey's description in Drafts for Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. III, Mss Eur 207/5, ff. 115-20 (digital images currently unavailable). Revised by Ursula Sims-Williams
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