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1 copy of Risālah-ʼi muʻammā by Nīshāpūrī, Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad, -1499

Language(s): Persian

A treatise, largely in verse, on writing riddles, by Mīr Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad al-Shīrāzī, known as Mīr Ḥusayn-i Muʻammāʼī Nīshāpūrī, who dedicated it to his patron Mīr ʻAlī Shīr Navāʼī.

ff. 62; 11-13 lines to a page; nastaʻliq; dated 24 Rabiʻ I, 1246 (12 Sept 1830).

Author: Nīshāpūrī, Ḥusayn ibn Muḥammad, -1499 نيشاپوري، حسين ابن محمد
Title: Risālah-ʼi muʻammā
Title: رسالۀ معمّا

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: ff. i+62+ i
Dimensions (leaf): 229 × 108 mm.

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Marbled boards.

History

Origin: 24 Rabiʻ I, 1246 (12 Sept 1830) 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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Government of India

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_f028r, f. 28r).

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