Delhi Persian 1046 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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1 copy of Mas̱navī-i maʻnavī by Muḥammad Afz̤al Ilāh'ābādī

Language(s): Persian

Ḥall-i Mas̱navī (حلّ مثنوی), a commentary on the sixth daftar of Rūmī's Mas̱navī-i maʻnavīby Afz̤al Ilāh'ābādī who is probably to be identified with Muḥammad Afz̤al Ilāh'ābādī (d. 1713) – attributed here, however, in a note on the flyleaf to Muḥibb Allāh Ilāh'ābādī (d. 1648).

16 lines to a page; poor nastaʻlīq; rubrications; worm-eaten.

Dated 11 Rabīʻ I year 9 of Muhammad Shah (1726).

Author: Muḥammad Afz̤al Ilāh'ābādī اله‌آبادى، محمد افضل

Title: Ḥall-i Mas̱navī

Title: حلّ مثنوی

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: ff. i+60+i

Dimensions (leaf): 221 × 157 mm.

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History

Origin: 11 Rabīʻ I year 9 of Muhammad Shah (1726) India

Provenance and Acquisition

Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876.

1876

Government of India

Record Sources

Based on description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3. Available on British Library Digitised Manuscripts, manuscript number: MSS Eur E207/12_f080r, f. 80r

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