MS. Ouseley 103 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

Oriental Manuscripts

Shaw Collection

Summary of Contents: One incomplete copy of an anonymous version of the romance of Cāmāsp (a.k.a. Jamasp), son of the prophet Daniel. Missing beginning and end.

Language(s): Ottoman Turkish. Ethé suggests that rhe language is "archaic", though while some spellings reflect a more Old Anatolian Turkish orthography (e.g. اُیله for öyle ) this claim awaits confirmation on the basis of further analysis.

Author: anonymous

Title: Cāmāspnāme

Title: جاماسپ‌نامه

Title: Cāmāsbnāme

Title: جاماسب‌نامه

Language(s): Ottoman Turkish

References

Ethé, Hermann. Catalogue of the Persian, Turkish, Hindûstânî and Pushtû Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library, Part II: Turkish, Hindûstânî, Pushtû and Additional Persian Manuscripts. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1930. col. 1182 § (48) 2086

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: Burnished ragstock paper.

Extent: iii+151+ii

Dimensions (leaf): 22.3 × 17 × 3.1 mm.

Foliation: Folios numbered post factum with European-style numbers.

Condition

Missing beginning and end. Extant folios mostly in good condition with a few small tears on some folios.

Layout

Single column of 15 lines per page.

Hand(s)

Script: Naskh with significant rightward (backward) slant. Possibly a non-native hand. Scribe(s) unknown.

Additions:

Partial vocalisation and occasional marginalia in Latin and Ottoman on folios 1a-4b by the same, European hand, possibly that of Sir Gore Ouseley.

History

Origin: Place and date of origin unknown.

Provenance and Acquisition

The collections of Sir Gore Ouseley, d. 1844

Purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1858.

Record Sources

Availability

Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures contact Bodleian Admissions). Contact specialcollections.enquiries@bodleian.ox.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript

Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

Subjects

Tales--Asia

Comments

Comment on this record