Delhi Persian 590 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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1 copy of Rasūl'nāmah

Language(s): Persian and Arabic

Fragment of an authorised biographical account on the Sufi saint, Sayyid Ḥasan Rasūlnumā (shrine or dargāh located in Muḥallah Sayyid Ḥasan, Punchkuian Road, Delhi), by an unnamed servant.

Defective at end.

Not dated at end.

Rough and tight shikastah āmīz transcribed by multiple hands.

IOL microfilm 2045.

Condition: extremely fragile.

Title: Rasūl'nāmah

Title: رسول نامه

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 47 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 210 × 144 mm.

Hand(s)

History

Origin: Second half of the 18th century India

Provenance and Acquisition

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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