Delhi Persian 608B (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
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Akbarnāmah by Abu ʼl-Faz̤l, dafter 2
Contents
Summary of Contents: Abu’l-Fazl’s history of the reign of Akbar, described as the second half of cycle three (dawr), covering regnal years 37-50 (1592-1605).Title: AkbarnāmahTitle: اکبر نامهThe scribe has indicated the letter h (ه) by repeating a subscript version underneath.
Language(s): PersianPhysical Description
Form: codexExtent: ff. ii+320+iiDimensions (leaf): 325 × 205 mm.Dimensions (written): 235 × 117 mm.Foliation:Pencilled foliation.
Collation
Catchwords in the centre of the verso.
Condition
Detached binding.
Layout
Mixed prose with verses in two columns, 11 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Fair nastaʻlīq; copied in black ink, with headings in red.
Decoration
Text block is framed in black, red and gold with a further page frame in a single black line.
Additions:Notes in a later hand on ff. 1r and 319v describe this volume as the second half of the third cycle (dawr).
Seal(s):Binding
Red leather detached contemporary binding with floral and circular designed white embossed paper central medallion, four pendants on vertical axis, corners and three-banded border; gold-ruled frame; leather doublure with gold rulings. Identical to binding of Delhi Persian 608C
Black Government of India Delhi MSS oval stamp (ff. 1r, 319v, 320v).
History
Origin: Undated, probably 18th century CE. ; IndiaProvenance and Acquisition
Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859; administrative deposit India Office Library, 1876.
Acquired by the Government of India in 1876
Record Sources
Based on C.A. Storey's description in Drafts for Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. III, Mss Eur E207/6, ff. 87-88. . Revised by Ursula Sims-Williams
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