Or 5011 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Persian poetry

Contents

2 works by 2 authors

1. ff 1r-43v

Author: ‘Umar Khayyām عمر خیام

Title: Rubā’īyāt

Title: رباعیات

Preceded by a short prose preface

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 49-50.

2. ff 44r-150r

Author: ‘Uzlatī

Title: Shīr u Shakar

Title: شیر و شکر

A mystical mas̲avī ascribed to ‘Uzlatī in a note on the last folio

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 49-50.

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 150 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 10 × 11.4 cm.

History

Origin: 1079 AH

Record Sources

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

Availability

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