Delhi Persian 64* (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Arabic grammar, 2 works
Contents
Two works on Arabic grammar; both 18th cent.; owner’s inscription at beginning stating the name Dūst Muḥammad Karīm Allāh
Language(s): Persian & Arabic
Physical Description
Form: codex
Hand(s)
History
Origin: 18th-19th centuries CE ; India
1
Contents
1. ff. 1v-29v
Treatise on Arabic grammar
Dated colophon (f. 29v): Shaʿbān 1127/August 1715
Heavily annotated by later owners
Language(s): Persian & Arabic
Title: Mīzān al-ṣarf
Title: ميزان الصّرف
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 29 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 211 × 144 mm.
History
Origin: Shaʿbān 1127 AH; August 1715 CE ; India
2
Contents
2. ff. 30v-58r
Title: Kitāb-i ṣarf
Title: كتاب صرف
Treatise on Arabic grammar
Dated colophon (ff. 57v-58r): written hastily in regnal year 7 of Emperor Akbar [II]
Heavily annotated by later owners
Language(s): Persian & Arabic
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 28 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 211 × 144 mm.
History
Origin: 1813 CE ; India
Additional Information
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