IO Islamic 4804 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
India Office Library
Contents
1 copy of Qiṣṣah-’i Lailá o Majnūn by Hātifī, d. 1520 or 21
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.
Decoration
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
Availability
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