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E. G. Browne Collection
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Summary of Contents: دیوان نجاتی The Díwán of Najátí (d. 914/1509; see E. J. W. Gibb, Hist. of Ottoman Poetry, vol. II, p. 93 foll.), which he dedicated to Prince Maḥmúd, son of Báyazid II. See Rieu, B.M.T.C., p. 171, and Flügel, Vienna Cat., vol. 1, p. 624. Contents: Preface (f. 2b), beginning: Qaṣídas (f. 4), beginning: ذاكر لا اله الا الله كلتور اولله که و بیگاه سلاستنده خجل اوله سلسبيل و زلال شو سوز كم اوله مثال كلام اهل كمال Ghazals (f. 51), beginning: شمعی قویب غیرله پروانه اولمز آشنا واركن جانانه كوكلم جانه اولمز آشنا The ghazals are followed by a number of short poems, including some rubá'ís. Ff. 174 of 19.7 x 14.2 c. and 15 ll. Good Turkish naskh. No date. Bought for [amount not recorded] in Cairo, Feb. 10, 1903.Title: Dīvān-ı Necâtı̂Title: دیوان نجاتیContains a preface (f. 2b), qaṣídas (f. 4), ghazals (f. 51) and a number of shorter poems including some rubá'ís.
Incipit: ذاكر لا اله الا الله كلتور اولله که و بیگاه / سلاستنده خجل اوله سلسبيل و زلال شو سوز كم اوله مثال كلام اهل كمالLanguage(s): Ottoman TurkishReferences
Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: PaperExtent: Ff. 174Dimensions (leaf): 19.7 × 14.2 cm.Layout
15 lines
Hand(s)
Good Turkish naskh.
History
Origin: n.d.Provenance and Acquisition
Bought for £1 in Cairo, Feb. 10, 1903.
Passed to Cambridge University Library in 1936 (the "Browne Bequest").
Record Sources
Summary, physical description and provenance copied from R. A. Nicholson: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental MSS belonging to the late E.G. Browne. Cambridge, 1932.Availability
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