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1 copy of Iskandarnāmah by Niẓāmī Ganjavī, 1140 or 41-1202 or 3
Title: Iskandarnāmah
Title: اسکندرنامه
A masnavi poem based on the life of Alexander the Great. Manuscript is baldy stained and f.4 is torn. With eleven miniatures in poor condition.
Incipit: خدايا جهان پادشاهی تر است خداوند هر دو عالم تر است
Explicit: تمت الكتاب بعون الله سنه 1135
Part 1 only
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 85 f.
Dimensions (leaf):
Dimensions (written):
Layout
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq
History
Origin: 1135 AH; 1722 CE
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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