Or 8759 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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A Collection of Mu‘ammā

Summary of Contents: 5 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Persian poetry, Riddles, Persian prose literature, and Turkish poetry

1. ff 1v-4r

Author: Jāmī, 1414-1492 جامی

Title: Mu‘ammā

Title: معمی

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 81.

2. ff 4r-10r

Title: A Persian treatise on enigmas in prose

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 81.

3. ff 12v-69v

Author: Mīr Ḥusayn میر حسین

Title: Mu‘ammā-yi Mīr Ḥusayn

Title: معمی میر حسین

Dated 1144

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 81.

4. ff 70r-105r

Title: Turkish enigmas

Language(s): Turkish

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 81.

5. ff 105v-110r

Author: Shihāb al-Dīn شهاب الدین

Title: Risālah-’i Shihāb

Title: رسالۀ شهاب

Dated 1136

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Meredith-Owens 1968, page 81.

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 110 ff

Dimensions (leaf): 22.3 × 16.5 cm.

History

Origin: 18th century CE

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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Funding of Cataloguing

Subjects

Persian poetry
Riddles, Persian
Persian prose literature
Turkish poetry
Riddles, Turkish

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