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1 copy of Dāstān-i Amīr Ḥamzah
Title: Dāstān-i Amīr Ḥamzah
Title: داستان امیر حمزه
A Pashto translation in verse of a Persian version of the story of the exploits of the uncle of the Prophet Muhammad. Comprises 57 dastans
Incipit: په نامه چه د رحیم کریم نامزد دي هغه خداي دي چه ازل دي هم ابد دي
Colophon: تمام شد نسهه ي متبرك مشرف سرآغاز نامه حضرت المؤمنين حمزه از لفظ دري به افغاني اورده شد
Language(s): Pushto
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Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 176 f.
Dimensions (leaf): 30 × 16 cm.
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Layout
Hand(s)
Naskhi hand
History
Origin:
Provenance and Acquisition
Gregorian.
Record Sources
"Manuscript description based on James Fuller Blumhardt and D.N. MacKenzie : Catalogue of Pashto manuscripts in the British Isles, 1965".
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