Or 7996 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Oriental Manuscripts

A collection of tracts mainly of philosophical content

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4 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Islamic philosophy and Zoroastrianism

1. 44v-62v ff
Author: Bābā Afz̤al, active 13th century Bābā Afz̤al-i Kāshī بابا افضل بابا افضل کاشی
Title: Yanbū‘ al-Ḥayāt
Title: ینبوع الحیات
Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.93.
2. 63r-72r ff
Author: Bābā Afz̤al, active 13th century Bābā Afz̤al-i Kāshī بابا افضل بابا افضل کاشی
Title: Risālah-’i Sāz va Pirāyah-’i Bābā Afz̤al
Title: رسالۀ ساز و پرایۀ بابا افضل

Copied in 1056

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.93.
3. 73v-92r ff
Author: Bābā Afz̤al, active 13th century Bābā Afz̤al-i Kāshī بابا افضل بابا افضل کاشی
Title: Risālah-’i Nafsīyah-’i Ḥakīm Arisṭūṭalis
Title: رسالۀ نفسیۀ حکیم ارسطوطلس
Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.93.
4. 92v-196v ff
Author: Aẕarpuzhūh اذرپژوه
Title: Tafsīr-i Ẕawrah az Zardusht
Title: تفسیر ذوره از زردوشت

A commentary by on the Risālah-’i Ẕawrah, a treatise on Zoroastrianism

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.93.

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 106 ff
Dimensions (leaf): 20.3 × 12.7 cm.

Condition

Imperfect at the end

History

Origin: 1056 AH

Record Sources

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

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