King's Pote 178 (King's College Library, King's College Cambridge)

Pote Collection

Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Dīvān Fiṭrat.

Author: Muʿizz al-dīn Fiṭrat, Mūsavī Khān (d. 1689 or d. 1694) معز الدين فطرت، موسوى خان

Note concerning author: Browne mentioned an earlier poet who wrote under the same name but died earlier, c. 1060/1650. That man's Dīvān is in BL IO Islamic 255.

Title: Dīvān Fiṭrat

Title: ديوان فطرت

Language(s): Persian

Colophon details: Date: 1096 / 1685 Scribe: Anonymous.

Colophon further notes: A chronogram for 1096 is included in the poetry on the final page.

References

Browne no. 590

Palmer no. 178

Catalogue of Persian manuscripts in the library of the India Office (2 vols.) H. Ethé 1903-37 col.852, no.1560 [BL IO Islamic 255]

Catalogue of the Persian, Turkish, Hindûstânî, and Pushtû Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library E. Sachau and H. Ethé 1889 col.1130, no.1993 [Ms. Pers. d.11]

Mughals in India: a bibliographical survey. Vol. 1. Manuscripts D.N. Marshall 1962 p.358

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: c. 150 folios.

Dimensions (leaf): 22.3 × 15.9 cm.

Dimensions (written): 15 × 10 cm.

Foliation: Neither foliated nor paginated.

Condition

Worm damage. Repairs to the margins and to worm holes.

Layout

13 lines per page.

Nor ruled. Catchwords.

Hand(s)

Script: shikasta. Scribe: Anonymous.

Additions:

Marginal notes.

Binding

Plain reddish brown leathe, European style. Plain paper doublures (watermarked). Dimensions: 22.7 × 16 × 2 cm. Unboxed. Polier's number: 403.

History

Origin: 1096 AH; 1685 CE

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