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1 copy of Sirr al-asrār
Title: Sirr al-asrār
Title: Sirr-i akbar
Title: سر الاسرار
Title: سر اكبر
Persian translation of the Upanishads of the four Vedas. The last folio which contains the date, samvat 1904, has been supplied later.
Incipit: اما بعد چون فقیر بی اندوه محمد دارا شكوه در سنه 10051 هزار و پنجاه و یک هجری که بکشمیر
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 354 f.
Dimensions (leaf):
Dimensions (written):
Layout
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq. Text rubricated.
Decoration
On f. Ib is a coloured unvan, and on f. 2a is an illustration of a prince (presumably Dara Shikuh) listening to sages of all faiths.
History
Origin: 1847 CE
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
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