Supp. 1 (University Library, Cambridge University)
E. G. Browne Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: شبستان خیال A fair copy of the euphuistic work entitled Shabistan-i-Khayal or Shabistán-i-
Nikat, consisting of eight Babs and a Khatima, which was composed in 843/1439-40
by Yahyà Síbak, with the pen-name Fattáḥí, of Nishápúr, the author of the famous
allegory Husn ú Dil. Begins: حمد خدائی را که چشم میم حمدش دریائی است Ff. 143 of 23'4 x 13'2 c. and 11 ll. Clear nasta'liq with rubrications and many
glosses in the margins. Transcribed at Akbarábád and dated Şafar, the 35th year
of the reign of Akbar, i.e. 998/1589. The name of the copyist is illegible.
Nikat, consisting of eight Babs and a Khatima, which was composed in 843/1439-40
by Yahyà Síbak, with the pen-name Fattáḥí, of Nishápúr, the author of the famous
allegory Husn ú Dil. Begins: حمد خدائی را که چشم میم حمدش دریائی است Ff. 143 of 23'4 x 13'2 c. and 11 ll. Clear nasta'liq with rubrications and many
glosses in the margins. Transcribed at Akbarábád and dated Şafar, the 35th year
of the reign of Akbar, i.e. 998/1589. The name of the copyist is illegible.
Title: Shabistān-i khayāl
Title: Shabistān-i nikāt
Title: شبستان خيال
Title: شبستان نكات
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Paper
Extent: Ff. 143
Dimensions: 23.4 × 13.2 cm.
Layout
11 lines
Hand(s)
Clear nasta'liq with rubrications and many glosses in the margins.
History
Origin: 998 AH; 1589 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Bequest of E. G. Browne.
Record Sources
Summary, physical description and provenance copied from R. A. Nicholson: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental MSS belonging to the late E.G. Browne. Cambridge, 1932.
Availability
Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures contact Cambridge University Library Admissions). Contact near_eastern@lib.cam.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript
Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
Please fill out your details.