G. 19.1 (University Library, Cambridge University)
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E. G. Browne Collection
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Summary of Contents: Two note-books comprising 246 ff. (between them) of 22.8 x 17.8 c. and 21 ll. containing the first 6885 verses of that portion of the Ẓafar-náma of Hamdu'lláh Mustawfi of Qazwin which deals with the history of the Mongols, copied from the unique British Museum manuscript Or. 2833 about 1907-8 by an Indian scribe named Ismāʻīl ʻAlī in a legible ta'liq. The very valuable original, transcribed in 807/1405, is fully described by Rieu in his Persian Supplement (No. 263, pp. 172-174). It contains in the margins the whole of Firdawsí's Sháh-náma, to the establishment of a critical text of which Hamdu'lláh had devoted six years, and his own continuation of that great epic down to his own times. This continuation, which he entitled the Ẓafar-náma, exceeded the Sháh-náma in length, for it contains 75,000 verses, of which 25,000 are devoted to the Arab conquerors of Persia, 20,000 to the Persian post-Islámic dynasties, and 30,000 to the Mongols. The portion copied in these note-books begins with the legendary origins of the Turks and Mongols (f. 447" of the original) and ends with Khwarizmsháh's march against Chingiz Khán, entitled: رفتن خوارزمشاه بجنگ چنگیز خان، The text breaks off abruptly after l. 15 of this section. This is the first of the two note-books; the source does not state how the 246 ff. and 21 lines are divided between the two, only that the pair share the same paper size, scribe, and line count.Physical Description
Form: codexSupport: PaperExtent: Not stated separately for this note-book; the pair (G. 19.1 and G. 19.2) comprise 246 ff. between them.Dimensions (leaf): 22.8 × 17.8 cm.Layout
21 lines
Hand(s)
A legible ta'liq, by Ismāʻīl ʻAlī اسماعيل علي .
History
Origin: 1325 AH; 1907 CEProvenance and Acquisition
Dennison Ross
Passed to Cambridge University Library in 1936 (the "Browne Bequest").
Record Sources
"Manuscript description based on. R. A. Nicholson: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental MSS belonging to the late E.G. Browne. Cambridge, 1932. ", abbreviated by the OCIMCO project team.Availability
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Bibliography
Work in two volumes bearing the class-marks: G. 19.1 and G. 19.2Funding of Cataloguing
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