Delhi Persian 1271 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Muṣībatnāmah by Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār
Contents
A Sufi masnavi by Farīd al-Dīn ʿAṭṭār Nīshābūrī (d. c.1220-21)
Physical Description
Pencilled foliation throughout.
Collation
Catchwords on the bottom-left corners of the verso.
Condition
Slightly worm-eaten. Unbound with broken stitching.
Layout
15 lines per page.
Hand(s)
Shikastah; copied in black ink, with headings in red.
Black Government of India Delhi MSS oval stamp (ff. 1r, 255r).
Accompanying Material
Wrapper: discarded printed EIC regulation.
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. 86-7. Revised by Ali Shapouran.
Availability
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