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Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Mukāshifāt-i Riz̤avī (a commentary upon the Mathnavī).

Author: Jalāl al-dīn Rūmī جلال الدین رومی

Title: Mukāshifāt-i Riz̤avī (a commentary upon the Mathnavī)

Language(s): Persian

Colophon details: Place: Nakur, Ijmir Date: 2 Ramaḍān 1130 / 30 Jul 1718 Scribe: Muḥammad Zamān ibn Muḥammad Kabīr ibn Shaykh Ḥusām al-dīn Qurayshī محمد زمان ولد محمد كبير بن شيخ حسام الدين قريشى .

Colophon further notes: The scribe's full name and the place of copying is given in an internal colophon on f.102r. F.1v (preface) says composed in 1084 (Muḥammad Riżā).

Note concerning manuscript: Each daftar has it own colophon (f.102r; f.143v; f.181r; f.202r; f.223r; f.246v).

Note concerning work: Commentary composed in 1084/1673-4.

References

Browne no. 1240

Palmer no. 241

Catalogue of Persian manuscripts in the library of the India Office (2 vols.) H. Ethé 1903-37 col.649, no. 1105 [BL IO Islamic 2012]

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 246 folios.

Dimensions (leaf): 29.5 × 17.3 cm.

Dimensions (written): 23.5 × 11 cm.

Foliation: Foliated.

Layout

21 lines per page.

Not ruled. Rubrications in red. Catchwords.

Hand(s)

Script: Indian nastaʿlīq. Scribe: Muḥammad Zamān ibn Muḥammad Kabīr ibn Shaykh Ḥusām al-dīn Qurayshī محمد زمان ولد محمد كبير بن شيخ حسام الدين قريشى.

Additions:

F.1r: a seal (Muḥammad Bāqir ʿAlawī, 1135) and a note dated 1187. Also a table of contents with folio numbers.

Binding

Light tan suede, European style. Plain paper doublures (watermarked: C. TAYLOR" and "G.R." with post-horn and crown). Dimensions: 30.2 × 17.7 × 4 cm. Unboxed. Polier's number: 605.

History

Origin: Nakur, Ijmir; 2 Ramaḍān 1130 AH; 30 Jul 1718 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

Funding of Cataloguing

King's College Cambridge

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