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Summary of Contents: This is the MS. "(16) A. 43" described on pp. 23-26 (555-558) of Further Notes. It was one of seven (originally marked W. 113 and W. 124-129) bought of J. J. Naaman in September, 1901, comprises 134 ff. of 17.5 x 12.2 c. and 17 ll., and is written in a small, neat Turkish riq'a, undated. Its chief contents are the Bishárat-náma of Rafi'i (ff. 11b-54a), the Hidáyat-náma of Firishta-záda (ff. 89b-112b), the Ganj-náma of Rafi'i (f. 115b-120a), and finally the Shakriyár-náma of Panáhi (f. 121b-131a), composed in 860/1456.

ff. 11b-54a

Author: Rafi'i

Title: Bishárat-náma

Language(s): Ottoman Turkish

References

p.54-55

See sub classmark A. 43 in "Further Notes on the Literature of the Hurufis and Their Connection with the Bektashi Order of Dervishes Author(s): Edward G. Browne Source: The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland , Jul., 1907, (Jul., 1907), pp. 533-581.

ff. 89b-112b

Author: Firishta-záda 'Abd al-Majid ibn Firishtah 'Izz al-Din

Title: Hidáyat-náma

Title: هدایت‌نامه

Language(s): Ottoman Turkish

References

ff. 115b-120a

Author: Refii, d. 1418 رفیعی

Title: Ganj-náma

Title: Book of treasure

Language(s): گنخنامه

References

ff. 121b-131a

Author: Panáhi پناهی

Title: Shahriyár-náma

Title: شاهریارنامه

Composed in 860/1456.

Language(s): Ottoman Turkish

References

Title: Three further tracts, not individually named by Browne

Language(s): Ottoman Turkish

References

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: Paper

Extent: Ff. 134

Dimensions (leaf): 17.5 × 12.2 cm.

Layout

17 lines

Hand(s)

Small, neat Turkish riq'a.

History

Origin: n.d.

Provenance and Acquisition

Bought of Naaman of Baghdád in September 1901.

Passed to Cambridge University Library in 1936 (the "Browne Bequest").

Record Sources

Description based on "Further Notes on the Literature of the Hurufis and Their Connection with the Bektashi Order of Dervishes Author(s): Edward G. Browne Source: The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland , Jul., 1907, (Jul., 1907), pp. 533-581. The new class mark and additional information from R. A. Nicholson: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental MSS belonging to the late E.G. Browne. Cambridge, 1932.

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Cambridge University

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