King's Pote 17 (King's College Library, King's College Cambridge)

Pote Collection

Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Naubāvah (“First Fruits”).

Compiler: Munīr Lāhūrī, Abū al-Barakāt, -1644 ‏منير لاهورى، ابو البرکات

Note concerning author: Abū al-Barakāt Munīr Lahurī was son of ʿAbd al-Majd Multānī.

Title: Naubāvah (“First Fruits”)

Title: Inshā-yi Mullā Munīr

Title: نوباوه

Language(s): Persian

Colophon details: Date: Undated Scribe: Shaykh Karam Allāh شيخ كرم الله .

Colophon further notes: F.68v: an undated colophon.

Note concerning work: A collection of letters compiled at Jawnpūr in 1051/1641-2. Another copy is listed in the catalogue of Aligarh Muslim University, p. 197, entry #887 (H.G. 50/244) - see https://www.amu.ac.in/pdf/amulib/HG_V1_Pt2.pdf.

References

Browne no. 1333

Palmer no. 17

Catalogue of Persian manuscripts in the library of the India Office (2 vols.) H. Ethé 1903-37 col.148, no. 2078 [BL IO Islamic 426]

Mughals in India: a bibliographical survey. Vol. 1. Manuscripts D.N. Marshall 1962 p.354; p.558

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 70 folios.

Dimensions (leaf): 23 × 13.4 cm.

Dimensions (written): 18 × 8 cm.

Foliation: Neither foliated nor paginated.

Layout

15 lines per page.

Not ruled. Red rubrications. Catchwords.

Hand(s)

Script: nastaʿlīq. Scribe: Shaykh Karam Allāh شيخ كرم الله.

Binding

Suede, European style. Plain European paper doublures, watermarked (mark of C. TAYLOR). Dimensions: 23.5 × 13.5 × 1.4 cm. Boxed. Polier's number: 35.

History

Origin: 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

Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World