MS. Rawl. Or. 27 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
- Display:
-
Oriental Manuscripts
Rawlinson Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: One incomplete copy of محمود بجن عمر بن علی لامعی Maḥmūd bin ‘Ömer bin ‘Alī Lāmi‘ī (died 1531)'s عبرتنما ‘İbretnümā, a collection of ethical and moral tales in rhymed prose and verse. Missing beginning and end.Language(s): Ottoman Turkish
Title: ‘İbretnümāTitle: عبرتنماIncipit: (folio 1b) حمد بیحدّ و ثنای بیعدّ اول حکیم پر حکمت و علیم پر موحبت [...]The text itself was completed in 932 AH = 1525/6 CE for قانونی سلطان سلیمان Ḳānūnī Sulṭān Süleymān. (See Oxford Bodleian Libraries, MS. Pococke 45 for details.)
Filiation: A full copy of the same text can be found in Oxford Bodleian Libraries, MS. Pococke 45.Language(s): Ottoman TurkishReferences
Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: 67 foliosDimensions (leaf): 21 × 8.6 cm.Layout
Single column of 23 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Script: Nesta‘līḳ in black ink.
Scribe unknown.
History
Origin: Place and of origin unknown, but logically not before 1525 CE; 1525/26 CE, when the work was initially dedicated.Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Edward Pococke, d. 1691.
Purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1692.
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
TO TOP