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1 copy of Iskandarnāmah by Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3

Author: Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3
Title: Iskandarnāmah
Title: اسکندرنامه

A masnavi poem based on the life of Alexander the Great

Incipit: خدايا جهان پادشاهی تر است ز ما خدمت آيد خدائى تر است
Colophon: تمت تمام شد نسخه شرف نامه عرف سکندرنامه تصنیف شیخ نظامی گنجوی روز جمعه وقت سه پهر نوزدهم شهر محرم الحرام سنه 1196 در مضاف صوبه اله اباده

acks back cover

Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex
Extent: 186 f.
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Hand(s)

Nasta'liq

History

Origin: 1196 AH; 1782 CE

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JISC

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