RSPA 217 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Ashburner Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian
Contents
1 copy of Zawrah-ʼi bāstānī-yi vakhshvar Zarātusht
Language(s): Persian
The Zawrah-ʼi bāstānī (ff. 3r-12r) ascribed originally to the prophet Ibrāhīm Zartusht and translated into Persian by Āẕar Pazhūh, a pupil of Buzurg Mihr.
Certain passages purporting to be the original text are overlined.
A second treatise (Risālah-ʼi dīgar) follows on ff. 12r-21v.
Copied for Buzurji Sorabji probably from a manuscript of the same title in the Mulla Firuz Library (Rehatsek, Catalogue raisonné, Bombay, 1873, pp. 225-6).
Physical Description
Foliation in European numerals in pencil.
Layout
21 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 1865".
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
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