RAS Ellis Persian 39 (5) (Library, Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland)
Persian Manuscripts
Contents
1 copy of Akbar-namah by Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak, 1551-1602
Title: Akbar-namah
F1a: signature of Ellis, dated 2112.20. Last folio, verso, in Ellis's hand: Luzac (Beveridge) 21.12.20. Front flyleaf, recto: Bought in India by Mr Beveridge 1899-1900. Inserted loose is a concordance of the openings of the years in this MS and printed editions. The second part of the first book, incomplete, ending in the twelfth year. Scribe's name is effaced. Headings in red.
Incipit: Silsilah-i intizam-i kargah-i afarinish
Language(s): Persian.
References
As for Codrington/Reade No 114 (1).
Other copies in the collection, Nos 114 (1)-121, Ellis 39 (MSS 1-4).
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: Folios 152
Dimensions (leaf): 10.75 × 7.5 in.
Layout
17 lines to the page
Hand(s)
Ta'liq.
History
Origin: 15 Ramadan1809 Samvat (1752 A.D.) (Hindu month undeciphered).
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