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Summary of Contents: This MS. contains: (1) An anonymous Arabic introduction to Logic (ff. 1-9), slightly defective at
the beginning, with many interlinear and marginal glosses. It begins: با (sic) الله انه مفيض الخير والجود الظ (sic) ايساغوجى اللفظ الدال بالوضع على تمام ما وضع له بالمطابقة (2) A number of legal questions and answers, written in Turkish (ff. 11-11).
(3) Risála-i Nának Shah (ff. 12"-35"), a Persian history of the Sikhs down to
1178/1764-5, by Budh Singh, generally known as Arúrá (5), an inhabitant of
Lahore in the service of Major James Mordaunt. It was composed circa 1200/
1785-6; see Rieu's Persian Catalogue, p. 860, where its contents are briefly
described. The present copy, which is defective at the end, begins: کارپردازان ایجاد و تکوین که عبارت از قضا و قدر باشد (4) An account, written in Persia without title or author's name, of Nizamu'l-
Mulk Asafjah of the Asafi dynasty of Haydarábád and his sons, followed by
historical notices relating to the Deccan (ff. 36-44"). It resembles, but is not
identical with, Or. 1391 described in Rieu's Persian Catalogue, p. 323. Begins: آصفجاه غفران پناه جد مادری او سعد الله خان وزیر اعظم صاحبقران ثانی شاه جهان است Le (5) Part of the 'Iyár-i Dánish (ff. 47-156), the well-known version (in sixteen
chapters) of the Anwár-i Suhayli, that was made for Akbar by Abu'l-Fadl ibn
Mubárak in 996/1587-8. This copy is incomplete. Ff. 157 of 262 and 185 c. and 17 ll., written for the most part in Indian
nasta lig Ff. 1-45 are of smaller size and in different handwritings. The MS., which is
worm-eaten in places, formerly belonged to J. P. Edmond.

1. ff. 1a-9b

Author: anonymous

Title: Introduction to logic

Language(s): Arabic

2. ff. 11a-11b

Author: anonymous اسد الله

Title: A number of legal questions and answers

Language(s): Turkish

3. ff. 12a-35b

Author: Budh Singh Arūrā بذ سنغ ارورا

Title: Risālah-i Nānak Shāh

Title: رساله نانك شاه

Language(s): Persian

4. ff. 36b-44b

Title: An account of Niẓām al-Mulk Āṣafjāh and his sons, followed by historical notices related to the Deccan

Language(s): Persian

5. ff. 47b-156b

Author: Abū al-Faz̤l ibn Mubārak, 1551-1602 ابو الفضل بن مبارك

Title: ʻIyār-i dānish

Title: عيار دانش

Language(s): Persian

References

p.119

This work is a version of the Anwār-i Suhaylī انوار سهيلي of Kāshifī, Ḥusayn Vāʻiẓ, d. 1504 or 5 حسين واعظ كاشفی , , which, in turn, is a Persian version of the Kalīlah wa-Dimnah كليلة ودمنة .

Physical Description

Form: codex

Support: Paper

Extent: Ff. 262

Dimensions: unknown × unknown cm.

Layout

17 lines

Hand(s)

Indian nasta'liq

History

Origin: undated

Provenance and Acquisition

Formerly belonged to J. P. Edmond.

Bequest of E. G. Browne.

Record Sources

Summary, physical description and provenance copied from R. A. Nicholson: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental MSS belonging to the late E.G. Browne. Cambridge, 1932.

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JISC

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