[IO Islamic 2994] Niżâmî's Mathnawîs

<ul> <li><strong>Niż&acirc;m&icirc;&#39;s Mathnaw&icirc;s.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 987&nbsp;in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Eth&eacute;</strong></a><strong><em>,&nbsp;</em></strong><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong><em>Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office,</em></strong>&nbsp;</a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a>&nbsp;<strong>number 2994 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>987</p> <p>A third set of three mathnaw&icirc;s by Niż&acirc;m&icirc;.</p> <p>This copy contains:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasr&acirc;r, on fol. 1^b. 2. Haft Paikar, on fol. 81^b. 3. Khusrau u Sh&icirc;r&icirc;n, on fol. 255^b. This copy is styled جلد اوّل كلّيّات نظامى.</p> <p>Dated A.H. 1200, the first mathnaw&icirc; the 19th of Rab&icirc;&rsquo;-alawwal (A.D. 1786, January 20), the second in Rab&icirc;&rsquo;-alth&acirc;n&icirc; (A.D. 1786, February), the third the 25th of Jum&acirc;d&acirc;-alawwal (A.D. 1786, March 26), by Muḥammad Muḥsin-ald&icirc;n Munsh&icirc;; it belonged formerly to Mr. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Boddam">Ch. Boddam</a> (Calcutta, April 22, 1785). Ff. 79, 80, and 250-254 are left blank.</p> <p>No. 2994, ff. 470, 2 coll., each ll. 15; Nasta&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; size, 10 in. by 6&frac12; in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>