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title A poetical miscellany made up of several fragments of larger works which were bound and pasted together.
language in persian paper
place/date N.p. 18th century?
physical app. Persian, European paper, 35 ff., 16.5 x 9.5 cm, nasta`liq script in at least two hands, 14-16 lines to the page, black ink with rubrication, paper cover. price € 150.00
bibliogr. nr. mspers54
context A poetical miscellany made up of several fragments of larger works which were bound and pasted together. (1) ff. 1a-b. Fragment of a mathnawi poem, apparently the introductory part (though not the beginning) of a larger composition. (2) ff. 2a-7a. Several shorter pieces. On ff. 3b-4b is a Qasida-yi bi-Nuqta, an ode in which only undotted letters are used, by Mir Khaki. On ff. 4b-5b is a similar Qasida, by Mawlana `Ayni. F. 7b is blank. (3) ff. 8a-b. A collection of dubayt’s. (4) ff. 9a-32b. A collection of Takhmis. For most pieces the poets are mentioned by their nom de plume: Mahmud (ff. 9a-b, 22b-23a), Mayil (ff. 9b-10a), Safi (ff. 10a-b), Fani (ff. 10b-11b), Hashimi (ff. 11b-12a), Ahli (ff. 12b-13a, 24b-25a), Shawayida (ff. 13a-b), Subhi (ff. 13b-14a, 29b-30a), Samayi (ff. 14b-b), Salihi (ff. 14b-15b, 17a-18a), Baghban (ff. 15b-16a), Khaweri (ff. 16b-b), Basiri (ff. 16b-17a), `Ashiqi (ff. 18a-18b), Kamali (ff. 18b-19a), Salami (ff. 19a-20a), Darwish (ff. 20a-b), Shahidi (ff. 20b-21a), Amini (ff. 21a-b), Tahir (ff. 21b-22b), Husami (ff. 23a-b, 28b-29a), Kashwari (ff. 24a-b), Hilali (f. 25b), Nasimi (ff. 26a-b), `Ishqi (ff. 26b-27a), Zayni (ff. 27a-28a), Wahi (ff. 28a-b), Fidayi (ff. 30a-b), Halati (ff. 30b-31a), Masihi (ff. 31a-b), Bahari (f. 31b), Mu’mini (f. 32a), `Aqili (f. 32b). (5) ff. 32(bis) a-34a. A collection of Tathmin. A poet is mentioned by name: Mawlana `Ismat. F. 34b is blank.
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