V. 79 (University Library, Cambridge University)
E. G. Browne Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: تیمورنامه (ظفرنامه) هاتفي An old but slightly defective copy of the Tímúr-náma or, as it is also styled,
Zafar-náma of Hátifi (d. 927/1521), the nephew of the famous Jámí, a poem
written to celebrate the conquests of Tímúr. See Rieu, B.M.P.C., p. 653; Ethé,
I.O.P.C., No. 1410. Begins: که بر سفره کم دید نان درست
ز مهمانیش مه خجل شد نخست The first complete section (f. 3) begins with an address to the reigning
sovereign: خداوندگارا جهان پرورا
شها شهریارا سرا سرورا Ff. 113 of 21'5 x 11'5 c. and 14 ll. Fair nasta'liq with rubrications and
illuminated borders. The date of transcription appears to be Jumáda'th-thání, 960/
May, 1553.
Zafar-náma of Hátifi (d. 927/1521), the nephew of the famous Jámí, a poem
written to celebrate the conquests of Tímúr. See Rieu, B.M.P.C., p. 653; Ethé,
I.O.P.C., No. 1410. Begins: که بر سفره کم دید نان درست
ز مهمانیش مه خجل شد نخست The first complete section (f. 3) begins with an address to the reigning
sovereign: خداوندگارا جهان پرورا
شها شهریارا سرا سرورا Ff. 113 of 21'5 x 11'5 c. and 14 ll. Fair nasta'liq with rubrications and
illuminated borders. The date of transcription appears to be Jumáda'th-thání, 960/
May, 1553.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Paper
Extent: Ff. 113
Dimensions: 21.5 × 11.5 cm.
Layout
14 lines
Hand(s)
Fair nasta'liq with rubrications and illuminated borders.
the Purple gazelle
History
Origin: 960 AH; 1553 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
The MS. was bought from the Trustees of the British Museum in January 17, 1924.
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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