ms. 46438 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
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Contents
Summary of Contents: 4 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Riddles, Persian poetry 1500-1796, Sufism, and Islamic law
1.
Title: نسخه ضغرا در فن معما
A short tract in verse on the art of making riddles, acrostics, etc.
Incipit: چو از حمد و تحیت یافتی کام بدان ای در معما طالب نام
Colophon: تمام شد نسخه ضغرا در فن معما بتاریخ هفتم شهر جمادی الاول سنه 1179 هجری...نور الدین حسین
Language(s): Persian
2.
Title: Nān va ḥalvā
Title: نان وحلوا
Badly worm eated in parts.
Incipit: ايها اللاهي عن العهد القديم ايها الساهي عن النهج القويم
Language(s): Persian
3.
Title: Kullīyāt al-ḥaqāʼiq
Title: کلیات الحقائق
A short treatise in prose on mysticism. Badly worm eated in parts.
Incipit: الحمد لله الذی خلق الناس لعبادته
Language(s): Persian
4.
Title: رساله فرایض منظومه
A short treatise in verse on religions duties
Incipit: پس از تحمید ذات ناک سبحان درود مصطفی نعت یاران
Colophon: تمت فی شهر شعبان سنه 1255
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
1-8 f. 9-22 f. 25-32 f. 33-42 f.
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Hand(s)
Nasta'liq
History
Origin: 1179 AH; 1765 CE 1255 AH; 1839 CE
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
Subjects
- Riddles, Persian>
- Persian poetry 1500-1796
- Sufism--Doctrines
- Islamic law
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