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1 copy of Nas̱r-i Mīr Jaʻfar Zaṭallī by Zaṭallī, Mīr Jaʻfar

Language(s): Persian and Urdu

A collection of satirical pieces written in a mixture of Persian and Urdu prose by Mīr Jaʻfar Zaṭallī who wrote in the reign of Aurangzeb (r. 1658-1707) and was put to death in 1125/1713.

ff. 76; 11 lines to a page; nastaʻliq; rubrications; dated 1 Rabiʻ I regnal year 8, 1229 (21 Feb 1814).

Author: Zaṭallī, Mīr Jaʻfar زطلّی، میر جعفر
Title: Nas̱r-i Mīr Jaʻfar Zaṭallī
Title: نثر میر جعفر زطلّی

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: ff. i+76
Dimensions (leaf): 225 × 165 mm.

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Islamic leather with embossed central medallion.

History

Origin: 1 Rabiʻ I 1229 AH ; India

Provenance and Acquisition

Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876.

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Record Sources

Based on description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3. Available on British Library Digitised Manuscripts, manuscript number: MSS Eur E207/17_f011r, f. 11r).

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