V. 59 (University Library, Cambridge University)
E. G. Browne Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: کتاب حسین و حسن A short mathnawi poem on the Imáms Hasan and Husayn, beginning: بنظم آورم قصه آن دو شاه
شود یاورم کو معین اله It comprises about 300 verses, is entirely unhistorical in character, being filled
with marvels, and is, I am informed, commonly learned by heart by Persian children,
with the "Cat and Mouse" (Mush & Gurba) of 'Ubayd-i-Zákání and the Nisab of
Abú Naşr-i-Faráhí. This copy, in a poor, cursive ním-shikasta, was made at the end of 1285/March
-April, 1869, by a woman named Zahrá Bibi, and was acquired with the other
Schindler MSS. in January, 1917. It comprises 24 ff. of 16'3 x 10'2 c. and 7 ll.
شود یاورم کو معین اله It comprises about 300 verses, is entirely unhistorical in character, being filled
with marvels, and is, I am informed, commonly learned by heart by Persian children,
with the "Cat and Mouse" (Mush & Gurba) of 'Ubayd-i-Zákání and the Nisab of
Abú Naşr-i-Faráhí. This copy, in a poor, cursive ním-shikasta, was made at the end of 1285/March
-April, 1869, by a woman named Zahrá Bibi, and was acquired with the other
Schindler MSS. in January, 1917. It comprises 24 ff. of 16'3 x 10'2 c. and 7 ll.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Paper
Extent: Ff. 24
Dimensions: 16.3 × 10.2 cm.
Layout
7 lines
Hand(s)
This copy, in a poor, cursive ním-shikasta
History
Origin: 1285 AH; 1869 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Acquired with the other Schindler MSS. in January, 1917.
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.
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