King's Pote 168 (King's College Library, King's College Cambridge)

Pote Collection

Contents

Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Dīwān of Yaqīn (selections). 1 copy of Dīwān of Sawdā (selections). 1 copy of Dīwān of Naʿīm (selections).

1. ff.1-34

Author: Yaqīn يقين

Title: Dīwān of Yaqīn (selections)

Title: منتخب ديوان يقين

Language(s): Hindi

Colophon details: Place: Shāhjahānābād Date: 23rd year of Shāh ʿĀlam (II), i.e. c.1195 / c.1781 Scribe: Anonymous.

References

Palmer no. 168.1

Mughals in India: a bibliographical survey. Vol. 1. Manuscripts D.N. Marshall 1962 p.492

2. ff.35-52

Author: Sawdā, Muḥammad Rafīʿ, 1713-1781 سودا، محمد رفیع

Title: Dīwān of Sawdā (selections)

Title: منتخب ديوان سودا

Language(s): Hindi

Colophon details: Date: Undated Scribe: Anonymous.

References

Palmer no. 168.2

Mughals in India: a bibliographical survey. Vol. 1. Manuscripts D.N. Marshall 1962 p.433

3. ff.53-139

Author: Naʿīm نعيم

Title: Dīwān of Naʿīm (selections)

Title: منتخب ديوان نعيم

Language(s): Hindi

Colophon details: Date: Undated Scribe: Anonymous.

References

Palmer no. 161 (correction: 168.3)

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 34 + 18 + 87 = 139 folios.

Dimensions (leaf): 20.1 × 12.2 cm.

Dimensions (written): 17.5 × 10 cm.

Foliation: Foliated.

Layout

14 lines per page.

Not ruled. 2 columns (verse). Rubrications in red. Catchwords.

Hand(s)

Script: shikasta. Scribe: Anonymous.

Additions: Notes concerning codex: A loose hand-written leaf is inserted into the end flyleaves.

Binding

Tan suede, European style. Plain paper doublures (watermarked). Dimensions: 20.7 × 12.2 × 2.4 cm. Unboxed. Polier's number: 409.

History

Origin: Shāhjahānābād; 23rd year of Shāh ʿĀlam (II), i.e. c.1195 AH; c.1781 CE Undated.

Provenance and Acquisition

The "Pote Collection" arrived in England from India in 1790 and was divided between the Colleges of Eton and King's, Cambridge, with the first half alphabetically going to King's. Both halves of the collection are now housed in Cambridge University Library on permanent loan. Most if not all of the manuscripts had previously been owned by Colonel Antoine-Louis Henri Polier (1741–1795).

Gift of Edward Ephraim Pote (d.1832) in 1788.

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on E. G. Browne, "A supplementary hand-list of the Muhammadan manuscripts, including all those written in the Arabic character, preserved in the Library of the University of Cambridge", Cambridge, 1922 and E. H. Palmer, "Catalogue of the oriental manuscripts in the library of King's College, Cambridge", J.R.A.S. v.3 (1867), pp.105-131 enhanced with additional descriptions and corrections by Shiva Mihan.

Availability

All manuscripts of the Pote Collection are on permanent loan at Cambridge University Library. Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures consult Cambridge University Library. Contact near_eastern@lib.cam.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript

Funding of Cataloguing

King's College Cambridge

Subjects

Hindustani poetry

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