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1 copy of Qiṣṣah-’i Lailá o Majnūn by Hātifī, d. 1520 or 21

Author: Hātifī, d. 1520 or 21 هاتفى
Translator: translator ʻAjiz
Title: Qiṣṣah-’i Lailá o Majnūn
Title: قصۀ ليلى و مجنون

Hātifī’s Persian version of the famous romance translated into Dakkani verse by the poet ʻAjiz in 1636

Language(s): Urdu

References

For a more detailed description see Sims-Williams 1986, page 23.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 20 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 21 × 14 cm.

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History

Origin: 18th century CE

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on U. Sims-Williams: Handlist of Islamic manuscripts acquired by the India Office Library 1938-85. London, 1986

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