V. 70.b (University Library, Cambridge University)
E. G. Browne Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: Four Persian works by the famous poet 'Urfi of Shíráz (d. 999/1590-1): 1. (ff. 1-39.) Majma'u'l-Abkár, an imitation of Nizámí's Makhzanu'l-Asrár. See Rieu, B.M.P.C., p. 667; Ethé, I.O.P C., Nos. 1451-3. Begins: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم موج نخستست ز بحر قدیم 2. (ff. 39-55) Farhád ú Shirin, another mathnawi by 'Urfi, beginning: خداوندا دلم بی نور سنگ است دل من سنگ و کوه طور سنگ است 3. (ff. 56-158) The Diwán of 'Urfi, comprising qaşídas, ghazals and rubá'ís. Begins (defectively): گر ز لطفم ناامید امیدوارم از عتاب گر ندارم سبحه بر کف در میان زنّار 4. (ff. 159-171) A prose discourse, Súfistic and homiletic in character, which derives its title, Nafsiyya, from the circumstance that it consists of successive paragraphs, each beginning with the words ای نسف, ie. "O soul!" This work is rare. Another copy, described by Ivanow in A.S.B.P.C., No. 675 (2) has "a long flowery preface" by an anonymous editor, which is wanting in this MS. Begins: حمدی که از نهایت شایستگی منزه Ff. 173 of 22 x 11'6 c. and 19 ll. Bought at the auction at Sotheby's on June 18, 1923, for 30s. Poor nasta'liq. No date. On ff. 171-173 an account is given (under rubrications in Turkish) of two saints, Hakim Mir Abu'l-Fath and another, belonging to Kashmir, whose name is illegible.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Paper
Extent: Ff. 173
Dimensions: 22 × 11.6 cm.
Layout
19 lines
Hand(s)
Poor nasta'liq.
History
Origin: undated
Provenance and Acquisition
Bought at the auction at Sotheby's on June 18, 1923, for 30s.
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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