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1 copy of Sirr al-asrār

Author: Anonymous
Translator: Dārā Shikūh, Prince, son of Shahjahan, Emperor of India, 1615-1659
Title: Sirr al-asrār
Title: Sirr-i akbar
Title: سر الاسرار
Title: سر اكبر

Persian translation of the Upanishads of the four Vedas.

Incipit: اما بعد چون فقیر بی اندوه محمد دارا شكوه در سنه 10051 هزار و پنجاه و یک هجری که بکشمیر
Explicit: تمت بالخير نسخهء ترجه اپنیکهت روز يكشنبه بتااریخ چهارم شهر ربیع الاول ...سنه یکهزار و یکصد و شست و هفت هجرى
Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 355 f.
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Nasta'liq.

History

Origin: 1167 AH; 1754 CE

Provenance and Acquisition

Arthur Strong Oriental Library

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