Or 16857 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Nikahnamah

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A signed and witnessed document certifying the marriage of Muḥammad Javād, son of Sayyid Muḥammad Ḥasan, and Fāṭimah Sulṭān Baygum, known as Gawhar Nisāʾ Baygum, daughter of Mīrzā ʿAqīl.

Iran. 18 Z̲ū l-Ḥijjah 1261/18 December 1845.

Nasta‘liq. Rubrics in red naskhī. 11 lines. Illuminated heading and margin of poor quality. Heading: Huva l-Mu’allif bayn al-qulūb. Additional inscription on reverse (nasta‘līq, 5 lines) dated 24 Zū l-Qa‘da 1299/7 October 1882. Tear near upper left corner. 88 x 60 cm.

Purchased from Bonhams (23 November 2011, part of Lot 185).

Language(s): Persian & Arabic

Physical Description

Form: leaf

Extent: 1 f.
Dimensions (leaf): 880 × 600 mm.

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History

Origin: 18 Z̲ū l-Ḥijjah 1261 AH; 18 December 1845 CE ; Iran

Record Sources

Based on unpublished description in M.I. Waley, Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts acquired 2000-2014.

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