RSPA 214 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Ashburner Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian
Contents
Language(s): Persian
A prose description of a debate on quasi-scientific and metaphysical subjects at the court of Shapur I (r. 240-270 AD) between the high priest Dādar and sages sent by the Roman Emperor Abūlneyūs (Apollonius?).
Originally written in Pahlavi, it was apparently translated into Persian by Jalīl ibn Hūshyār(?) ibn Mihrabān and further revised by Mubad Mubadān Abū Naṣr ibn Surūshyār.
Physical Description
Pencilled foliation
Layout
13 lines per page
Hand(s)
Nastaʻlīq
Catchwords
Binding
Leather European-style Indian binding with gilt borders and central panel containing gilt stamped medallion
History
Provenance and Acquisition
RSPA 119-265 were presented to the Royal Society in 1864 and 1865 by Burjorjee Sorabjee Ashburner; bookplate: "Presented to the Royal Society / by Mr. Burjorjee Sorabjee Ashburner / May 1864".
The Royal Society's collection of 280 Persian and Arabic, and 86 Sanskrit manuscripts were transferred to the India Office Library in 1876.
1876
India Office Library
Record Sources
Availability
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