Delhi Persian 1249 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Sharḥ-i Yūsūf va Zulaykhā by ʻAbd al-Vāsiʻ Hānsavī
Contents
There are leaves missing after ff. 1, 37 and at the end.
Physical Description
Foliated on every fifth leaf and once again on all leaves, both in pencil.
Collation
Catchwords on the bottom-left corners of the verso.
Condition
Fragile paper. Worm-eaten and slightly worn-out. Unbound with broken stiching.
Layout
17 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Indian nastaʻlīq; copied in black ink, with headings and underlinings in red.
Flyleaf i recto, notes the title as kitāb-i Sharḥ-i Zulaykhā.
F.1r, notes the title as Sharḥ-i Yūsūf Zulaykhā.
F.1r, notes a talisman with quranic chapters, each of which should be recited 70 times to be immune against all illnesses.
Several notes on endleaves, quoting poetry, mentioning meanings of some words, and practicing calligraphy.
Iarginalia.
Black Government of India Delhi MSS oval stamp (ff. 1r, 78v).
Accompanying Material
Wrapper is a loose sheet from an EIC printed document headed: 'A.D. 1819. Regulation III'.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Purchased by the Government of India at sale organised by Delhi Prize Agents, 1859.
Acquired by the India Office Library as an administrative deposit 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 E207/15, ff. 153-54. Revised by Ali Shapouran.
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