Add. 6613 (St. Pancras, British Library)
Oriental Manuscripts
Khamsah of Niẓāmī
Contents
6 works by 2 authors on the subject of Persian poetry
The Prophet on Burāḳ guided by Jibrāīl and escorted by angels ascending the heavens. The constellations, signs of the Zodiac and the seven heavens are all depicted.
Anūshīrvān and the owls.
Sulṭān Sanjar and the old woman.
The story of the hunter, the dog and the fox.
Jesus and the dead dog.
The youth who divulged Jamshīd's secrets to an old woman.
Hārūn al-Rashīd and the barber.
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The elders pleading on behalf of Khusrau to Hurmuzd.
Shāpūr watching a boy taking the portrait of Khusrau down from the tree for Shīrīn to look at.
Khusrau and Shīrīn together in bed.
Khusrau watching Shīrīn bathing.
Khusrau and Shīrīn meeting on the hunting ground.
Khusrau killing the lion outside Shīrīn's tent.
Battle between Khusrau and Bahrām Chūbīn.
Bārbad and Nīgīsa entertaining Khusrau and Shīrīn.
Shīrīn visiting Farhād on Mt. Bisitun.
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The Prophet on Burāḳ ascending the heavens preceded by Jibrāīl who is holding out a flower towards a lion on a cloud. An angel (Isrāfil?) blowing a seven-headed trumpet.
Majnūn taken to the Ka'bah by his father.
Ibn Salām watching Lailā with her companions in the palmgrove.
The battle of the tribes.
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Bahrām Gūr killing the dragon.
Fitneh carrying the ox on her shoulders up steps to Bahrām Gūr.
Bahrām Gūr with the Indian Princess in the Black Pavilion.
Bahrām Gūr with the Moorish Princess in the Yellow Pavilion.
Bahrām Gūr with the Tartar Princess in the Green Pavilion.
Bahrām Gūr with the Russian Princess in the Red Pavilion.
Bahrām Gūr with the Princess of Khvarazm in the Blue Pavilion.
Bahrām Gūr with the Chinese Princess in the Sandalwood Pavilion.
Bahrām Gūr with the Greek Princess in the White Pavilion.
Bahrām Gūr and the shepherd who hanged his dog.
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Iskandar celebrating his victory over the Zangis (Habashis).
Iskandar comforting the dying Dārā.
Iskandar entertained by Nūshābeh.
The Khāḳān of Chīn brought bound before Iskandar.
Iskandar entertained by the Khāḳān of Chīn.
Iskandar's battle with the Russians.
Iskandar and an angel observing Khiẓr and Ilyās putting the dried fish into the Water of Life.
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Hurmus hypnotising the sages who had gathered to defeat him in debate. (Inscription eulogising the patron of the Ms., Abu'l-Ḥasan Mīrzā and also stating that the miniature was completed by Ṭālib in 1077).
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Physical Description
Hand(s)
Nastaʿlīq
Written by a copyist who calls himself Ibn Ibrāhīm Muḥammad Mu’akhkhir al-Mu‘allim al-Kātib al-Shīrāzī ابن ابراهیم محمد موخر المعلم الکاتب الشیرازی
Decoration
41 Miniatures
5 ‘Unvāns
Gold-ruled border
History
Provenance and Acquisition
This manuscript was written for Tājā Mīrzā Abu al-Ḥasanā تاجا میرزا ابو الحسنا
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