Add. 238 (University Library, Cambridge University)
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Summary of Contents: 5 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Letter writing, Persian language, Persian poetry, Arabic language, Firmans, and India1. ff. 1b-99bTitle: Badāyiʻ al-inshāʼTitle: Badāʼiʻ al-inshāʼTitle: بدايع الانشاءTitle: بدائع الانشاءLanguage(s): PersianReferences
2. ff. 101b-136bAuthor: Uways ibn ʻAlāʼ اويس بن علاءTitle: Miftāḥ-i GulistānTitle: مفتاح گلستانLanguage(s): PersianReferences
This work contains a glossary of the rare words of the Gulistān ( گلستان ) of Saʻdī ( سعدی ).3. ff. 137a-149bAuthor: anonymousTitle: Sharḥ-i amthilaTitle: شرح امثلهTitle: Paradigms of Arabic verbsLanguage(s): PersianReferences
4. ff. 150-151Author: anonymousTitle: Collection of poems and a copy of a farmān addressed to ʻAlī Mardān Khān علی مرچان خان by Shāh Jahān شاه جهانLanguage(s): PersianReferences
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History
Origin: 1124-25 AH; 1713 CEProvenance and Acquisition
Donated by G. Lewis (d. 1729) in 1727.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on E. G. Browne: A hand-list of the Muhammadan manuscripts, including all those written in the Arabic character, preserved in the Library of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge, 1900 E. G. Browne: A catalogue of the Persian manuscripts in the Library of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge, 1896 abbreviated by the OCIMCO project team.Availability
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