Or 2452 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

Oriental Manuscripts

A Judaeo-Persian translation of the Psalms, made at Iṣfahān اصفهان ca. 1740 under the orders of Nādir Shāh نادر شاه and the general supervision of Mīrzā Maḥtī ‘Aqīlī میرزا محتی عقیلی , preceded by a grammatical introduction

Imperfect

A large part of the introduction is missing and the translation breaks off near the end of Psalm cxxxii

For a complete copy of the same translation see Or. 4729

Language(s): Judaeo-Persian

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 38.

Form: codex

Extent: 54 ff

Dimensions (leaf): 22.3 × 15 cm.

Origin: 18th-19th century CE

Manuscript description based on G. M. Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian manuscripts 1895-1966. London, 1968, with additional enhancements.

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