Delhi Persian 1069 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
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1 copy of Dīvān by Ilāhāhbādī, Muḥammad Afẓal
Language(s): PersianA commentary, here without title, on the Dīvānof Ḥāfiz̤by Muḥammad Afẓal Ilāhābādī (d. 1124/1713). According to another copy of this work, IO Islamic 2482 (Ethé 1270), this is part of a larger work entitled Kashf al-astār ʻan vujūh mushkilāt al-ashʻārconsisting of 18 treatises on Persian poetry.
13 lines to a page; nastaʻliq; dated 25 Zu al-Qaʻdah 1253 (20 February 1838).
Title: Sharḥ-i Dīvān-i Ḥāfiz̤Title: شرح دیوان حافظPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: ff. vi+140+iiDimensions (leaf): 213 × 162 mm.Hand(s)
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IOL half-leather, 17 June 1965
History
Origin: 25 Zu al-Qaʻdah 1253 (20 February 1838) AH ; IndiaProvenance 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
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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_f097r, f. 97r.Availability
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