V. 80 (University Library, Cambridge University)

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E. G. Browne Collection

Summary of Contents: خسرو و شیرین عرفی قصائد عرفی 1. (ff. 1-18) The Khusraw ú Shirin (entitled in some copies Farhád ú Shírín)
of 'Urfi of Shíráz. See Ethé, I.O.P.C., cols. 799 and 800; Rieu, B.M.P.C., p. 667 b, IV.
Begins: دل من سنگ و خوه طور سنگ است
خداوندا دلم بی نور تنگست Colophon: تمت الكتاب بعون الملك الوهاب تمام شد خسرو و شیرین بحمد الله [و] حسن توفيقه 2. (f. 1875) The qasidas of 'Urfi, beginning: همت نخورد نشتر آری و نعم را
اقبال گرم میکرد ارباب همم را After f. 75 one or more pages are missing. F. 76, which is pasted on the back
of the cover, begins with the verse: بر تست نه بر عطای یزدان
از خجلت این گنه که عفوش

1. ff. 1b-18a

Author: ʻUrfī Shīrāzī, Muḥammad, 1555 or 6-1590 or 91 عرفى شيرازى

Title: Khusraw va-Shīrīn

Title: Farhād va-Shīrīn

Title: خسرو وشيرين

Title: فرهاد وشيرين

Language(s): Persian

2. ff. 18b-75b

Author: ʻUrfī Shīrāzī, Muḥammad, 1555 or 6-1590 or 91 عرفى شيرازى

Title: The qaṣīdas of ʻUrfī

Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: Paper

Extent: Ff. 76

Dimensions: 18 × 10.1 cm.

Layout

14 lines

Hand(s)

Written in a small, poor ta'liq with illuminated 'unwáns and coloured borders.

Seal(s):

the Purple gazelle

History

Origin: undated

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.

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

Subjects

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