RAS Ellis Persian 1 (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Persian Manuscripts
Contents
1 copy of Waqi'at-i Kashmir by Muhammad A'zam son of Khair al-Zaman Khan Didah-mari..
Written by more than one scribe. F1a: A.G. Ellis 17.2.04 The final page of the history is written on the back of a sheet of accounts dated 1206. Page at beginning and added ones at end with poetry written on them A history of Kashmir from early times to 1160/1747. Scribe Ahmad Shuntu?, responsible for some replacement pages whicih were copied on the instructions of Shaikh 'Azim Sahib. Red headings and punctuation.
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Physical Description
Layout
12 lines on a page usually
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq. Ahmad Shuntu [?]
Binding
English brown half-leather and marbled paper binding with tooled title etc.
History
Availability
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