Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World

ms. 46680 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)

Special Collections

Contents

2 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Persian language, Islamic ethics, and Fables

1.

Lacking the beginning, that covered the letters alif, b, p and part of t. With some appended matter

Language(s): Persian
2.

A collection of Persian moral tales. Fragments only of last three folios

Incipit: حمد و ستايش كريمي را كه حليه ظنش زيوريست
Colophon: سنه 1099

Language(s): Persian

Physical Description

Form: codex
1-16 f. 17-75 f.
Dimensions (leaf):
Dimensions (written):

Layout

Hand(s)

Naskh

History

Origin: 1099 AH; 1687 CE

Provenance and Acquisition

Bequest of Marsden, William, 1754-1836

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

Subjects

  • Persian language--Dictionaries
  • Persian language--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
  • Islamic ethics
  • Fables, Persian

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