Delhi Persian 1295* (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
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1 copy of Mas̲navī-'i maʿnavī by Rūmī
Daftar I of the Mas̲navī-'i maʿnavī by "Rūmī" Mawlānā Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad Bahāʾ al-Dīn Valad Balkhī (d. 670/1271).
Partially dated colophon (f. 77r): completed by Mīrzā Muḥammad, Tuesday, in Z̲ī al-Ḥijjah (year not stated).
Rough nastaʿlīq in two main columns, following on into margins.
Folios cropped; substantial gouges at beginning; wormholes, later repairs.
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Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876
1876
Government of India
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