IO Islamic 3870 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Valad'namah of Sultan Valad
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1 copy of Valad'nāmah by Sulṭān Valad
Early near-complete manuscript of a hagiographic masnavi, incorrectly labelled here as Rabāb'nāmah, also known as the Ibtidāʾ'nāmah, written in imitation of Rumi's Mas̲navī-'i maʿnavī
Defective at beginning and end
Script: early scholarly naskh
Text corresponds with another BL copy. Opening (f. 1r) corresponds to Delhi Persian 1263, f. 6v, line 7, columns 3-4. Ending (f. 237v) corresponds to Delhi Persian 1263, f. 101r, line 4, columns 3-4
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