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1 copy of Anvār-i Suhaylī by Kāshifī, Ḥusayn Vāʻiẓ, d. 1504 or 5
Title: Anvār-i Suhaylī
Title: انوار سهيلی
A Persian adaptation of the Fables of Bidpai. Manuscript given to Henry George Keene by Muhammad Baqi at Seringapatam in 1801
Incipit: حضرت حكيم على الاطلاق جلت حكمته كه وظايف لطايف حمد و ثناي او
Explicit: تمت تمام هذا الكتاب بعونوالوهاب فی التاریخ 10 شهر ذی الحجه سنه 1036
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 361 f.
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Layout
Hand(s)
Nasta'liq
History
Origin: 1036 AH; 1627 CE
Provenance and Acquisition
Presented by J. Algernon Brown Gregorian.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
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