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[IO Islamic 1126] شرح ديوان انورى
<ul> <li><strong>Sharḥ-i-dîwân-i-Anwarî.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 947 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 1126 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>947</p> <p>Sharḥ-i-dîwân-i-Anwarî (شرح ديوان انورى).</p> <p>Explanation of the difficult verses in Anwarî’s diwân, especially his ḳaṣîdas, by Muḥammad bin Dâ’ûd bin Muḥammad bin Maḥmûd ‘Alawî Shâdiyâbâdî, who flourished in the reign of Nâṣir-aldîn Khiljî, the ruler of Mâlwah (A.H. 906-916=A.D. 1500-1510), see Rieu ii. p. 556<sup>a</sup>. He also wrote a commentary on Khâḳânî’s poems, see Nos. 968-970 below. Beginning:سپاس بى قياس مر صانع قديم را كه بامر كن جملۀ مكوّنات را از نهان خانۀ كتم عدم در صحراء وجود آورد الخ.</p> <p>The first verse, explained, on fol. 2<sup>a</sup>, is the initial bait usually found in copies of Anwarî’s ḳaṣîdas: مقدّرى نه الخ.</p> <p>Dated the 24th of Muḥarram, A.H. 1056 (A.D. 1646, March 12), by Amînkhân ibn Shaikh ‘Abdallâh of Shâhpûr.</p> <p>No. 1126, ff. 1-88, ll. 16-19; Nasta’lîḳ, mixed with Shikasta; size, 9½ in. by 5½ in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 440] ديوان انورى
<ul> <li><strong>Dîwân-i-Anwarî.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 937 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 440 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>937</p> <p>The same.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>Ḳaṣîdas and tarjî’bands, without any order, on fol. 1<sup>a</sup>, beginning as in the two preceding copies.</p> <p>Ḳiṭ’as, with the short satirical mathnawîs at the end, beginning, on fol. 156<sup>a</sup>:</p> <p>دوش خوابى ديده ام كو نيك ديدى نيك باد</p> <p>خواب نى بل حالتى كان از كرامت برتر است</p> <p>Corresponding to fol. 228<sup>a</sup> in the preceding copy.</p> <p>Ghazals, in alphabetical order, beginning, on fol. 238<sup>a</sup>:از دور بديدم الخ.</p> <p>Rubâ’îs, on fol. 277<sup>b</sup>, without any order, beginning:</p> <p>آنى كه كفت ضامن ارزاق آمد</p> <p>وانى كه درت قبلۀ آفاق آمد</p> <p>Corresponding to fol. 361<sup>a</sup>, last line but two, in the preceding copy.</p> <p>No date. This copy was presented by J. Wombwell, Esq., 10th April, 1804.</p> <p>No. 440, ff. 302, 2 coll., each ll. 21; Nasta’lîḳ; illuminated frontispiece; size, 8<sup>3/8</sup> in. by 4<sup>3/4</sup> in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 2079] Niżâmî's Mathnawîs
<ul> <li><strong>Niżâmî's Mathnawîs.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 985 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 2079 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>985</p> <p>Three mathnawîs by Niżâmî.</p> <p>This copy contains:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasrâr, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. The <em>first</em> part of Iskandarnâma (here simply styled سكندرنامه), on fol. 33<sup>b</sup>. 3. The <em>second</em> part of the Iskandarnâma (here styled شرفنامه), on fol. 125<sup>b</sup>.</p> <p>Dated the first of Ṣafar, A.H. 955 (A.D. 1548, March 12), by الداعى كتاب الله بن كيومشاه. An entry from A.H. 1020 (A.D. 1611, 1612) on the last page beneath the colophon.</p> <p>No. 2079, ff. 175, 4 coll., each ll. 18; small but distinct Nasta’lîḳ; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnawî; collated throughout; two very poor pictures on ff. 52<sup>a</sup> and 66<sup>b</sup>; size, 8<sup>3/4</sup> in. by 6<sup>5/8</sup> in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 1491] خمسۀ نظامى
<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niżâmî.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 980 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 1491 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>980</p> <p>Another copy of the same.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasrâr, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Khusrau u Shîrîn, on fol. 45<sup>b</sup>. 3. Lailâ u Majnûn, on fol. 164<sup>b</sup>. 4. Haft Paikar, on fol. 247<sup>b</sup>. 5 The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarnâma, on fol. 342<sup>b</sup>. This copy was presented by prince Dârâ Shukûh to Muḥammad Muḳîm of Tabrîz, with the takhalluṣ Jauharî, the 12th of Ramḍân, A.H. 1061 (A.D. 1651, August 29).</p> <p>No. 1491, ff. 467, 2 centre-coll., each ll. 14, and a third on the margin, ll. 28; small Nasta’lîḳ; the first two pages of each mathnawî splendidly illuminated; size, 7<sup>1/8</sup> in. by 4<sup>1/4</sup> in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 2445] خمسۀ نظامى
<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niżâmî.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 978 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 2445 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>978</p> <p>The same.</p> <p>This copy, which is not dated, contains the mathnawîs in the following order:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasrâr, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Lailâ u Majnûn, on fol. 39<sup>b</sup>. 3. Khusrau u Shîrîn, on fol. 108<sup>b</sup>. 4<sup>a</sup>. The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarnâma, on fol. 207<sup>b</sup>. 4<sup>b</sup>. The <em>second</em> part of the Iskandarnâma, on fol. 322<sup>b</sup>. 5. Haft Paikar, on fol. 383<sup>b</sup>. Good copy, with two small lacunas after ff. 438 and 462.</p> <p>No. 2445, ff. 465, 2 centre-coll., each ll. 14, and a third on the margin, ll. 32; Nasta’lîḳ; small illuminated frontispiece on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>; no headings at the beginning of the other mathnawîs; size, 10 in. by 6½ in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 3191] خمسۀ نظامى
<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niżâmî.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 977 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 3191 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>977</p> <p>The same.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasrâr, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. The wrong date of A.H. 559 appears here on fol. 29<sup>b</sup>, l. 4: پانصد و پنجاه و نه. 2. Khusrau u Shîrîn, on fol. 30<sup>b</sup>. 3. Lailâ u Majnûn, on fol. 125<sup>b</sup>. The date, A.H. 584, appears on fol. 130<sup>b</sup>, l. 11. 4. Haft Paikar, on fol. 185<sup>b</sup>. The date, A.H. 593, appears on fol. 257<sup>b</sup>, l. 5. 5<sup>a</sup>. The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarnâma, styled here شرفنامه or اسكندرنامۀ برّى (see fol. 344<sup>b</sup> and fol. 345<sup>a</sup> in the colophon), on fol. 258<sup>b</sup>. The date, A.H. 597, appears on fol. 345<sup>b</sup>, l. 10.</p> <p>5<sup>b</sup>. The <em>second</em> part of the Iskandarnâma, styled here اقبالنامه or سكندرنامۀ بحرى, on fol. 345<sup>b</sup>.</p> <p>This excellent copy, dated A.H. 1072=A.D. 1661, 1662 (see fol. 257<sup>b</sup>), was received into the Library March 29, 1878.</p> <p>No. 3191, ff. 390, 4 coll., each ll. 21; Nasta’lîḳ; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnawî; pictures on ff. 46<sup>a</sup>, 53<sup>a</sup>, 56<sup>a</sup>, 57<sup>b</sup>, 63<sup>b</sup>, 74<sup>b</sup>, 83<sup>a</sup>, 84<sup>a</sup>, 89<sup>b</sup>, 109<sup>b</sup>, 114<sup>b</sup>, 118<sup>a</sup>, 119<sup>b</sup>, 147<sup>a</sup>, 153<sup>a</sup>, 158<sup>b</sup>, 195<sup>a</sup>, 197<sup>a</sup>, 198<sup>b</sup>, 203<sup>a</sup>, 205<sup>a</sup>, 207<sup>b</sup>, 213<sup>a</sup>, 216<sup>a</sup>, 217<sup>b</sup>, 219<sup>a</sup>, 220<sup>a</sup>, 221<sup>b</sup> (damaged), 222<sup>b</sup>, 225<sup>b</sup>, 226<sup>a</sup>, 229<sup>a</sup>, 229<sup>b</sup>, 233<sup>b</sup>, 234<sup>a</sup>, 238<sup>b</sup>, 240<sup>a</sup>, 240<sup>b</sup>, 244<sup>a</sup>, 245<sup>a</sup>, 245<sup>b</sup>, 249<sup>b</sup>, 276<sup>a</sup>, 289<sup>b</sup>, 292<sup>a</sup>, 297<sup>a</sup>, 301<sup>a</sup>, 303<sup>b</sup>, 321<sup>b</sup>, 323<sup>a</sup>, and 341<sup>b</sup>; size, 10½ in. by 6¾ in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 768] Niżâmî's Mathnawîs
<ul> <li><strong>Niżâmî's Mathnawîs.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 988 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 768 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>988</p> <p>An incomplete copy of two mathnawîs by Niżâmî.</p> <p>1.Lailâ u Majnûn, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Khusrau u Shîrîn, on fol. 55<sup>b</sup>. The first mathnawî is dated A.H. 92 (=1092, A.D. 1681), the second is incomplete at the end; its last bait corresponds to No. 141 (973 in this Cat.), fol. 119<sup>b</sup>, l. 12.</p> <p>No. 768, ff. 125, 4 coll., each ll. 21; small, but clear and distinct Nasta’lîḳ; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of either mathnawî; the original leaves are put into a modern margin; size, 10<sup>3/8</sup> in. by 6<sup>1/2</sup> in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 1129] خلاصۀ خمسۀ نظامى
<ul> <li><strong>Khulâṣa-i-Khamsa-i-Niżâmî.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 982 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 1129 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>982</p> <p>Khulâṣa-i-Khamsa-i-Niżâmî ( خلاصۀ خمسۀ نظامى).</p> <p>Extracts from Niżâmî’s five mathnawîs, by an anonymous compiler, divided into the following thirty-five chapters, viz. : 1.در توحيد ; 2.در نعت نبى ; 3.در صدق; 4.در صبر ; 5.در رزق ; 6.در قناعت ; 7. در فال نيك; 8.در نصيحت خاصّ ; 9.در نصيحت عامّ ; 10.در مهابت پادشاه ; 11. در صفت دولت; 12. در التجا باصحاب دولت ; 13. در عدل و احسان ; 14.در كرم و سخا ; 15. در عقل و هنر; 16. در راى و تدبير; 17.در آداب سخن; 18. در تواضع و خلق; 19. در طاعت و رياضت; 20. در اظهار اخلاق ; 21. در نگاهداشتن راز ; 22.در منع تحقير دشمن; 23. در مكافات ; 24.در شناختن حدود; 25. در پيرى و ضعف; 26.در تسكين غم و اميد راحت ; 27.در منع عيب ; 28. در تضرّع ; 29.در مذمّت بسيار خوردن; 30. در منع خنده ; 31. در مذمّت و طعن; 32.در ترك دنيا ; 33.در شكايت روزگار; 34. (probably مراثى) در مرائى ; 35. در امثال و داستان.</p> <p>Beginning of the preface in prose: الحمد لله رب العالمين و الصلوة على محمّد و آله اجمعين امّا بعد بر اصحاب دولت و ارباب مكنت واجب و لازمست الخ.</p> <p>This redaction of the extracts evidently agrees with the second Berlin redaction, see W. Pertsch, Berlin Cat., p. 767; No. 599 in the Bodleian Cat.; and Rieu ii.p. 575<sup>b</sup>. The division, given above, is that quoted in the preface; in the text itself there is inserted after chapter 11, as 12th, a new one, viz. در خدمت (see the same modification in the third Berlin redaction), and, on the other hand, chapter 31 is left out entirely. Copies of the larger redaction in thirty-seven chapters are described in W. Pertsch, Berlin Cat., p. 766; Bodleian Cat., Nos. 597 and 598; and Rieu ii. p. 575<sup>a</sup>.</p> <p>Copied A.H. 982 (A.D. 1574, 1575), by Mu’izz-aldîn Muḥammad alḥusainî. On the fly-leaf a short account of Niżâmî’s Khamsah in French.</p> <p>No. 1129, ff. 47, 2 coll., each ll. 11; Nasta’lîḳ; illuminated throughout in a splendid manner; well-ornamented frontispiece; a picture on fol. 29<sup>a</sup>; size, 9<sup>1/8</sup> in. by 6 in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 1667] خمسۀ نظامى
<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niżâmî.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 975 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 1667 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>975</p> <p>The same.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasrâr, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Haft Paikar, on fol. 24<sup>b</sup>. 3. Khusrau u Shîrîn, on fol. 73<sup>b</sup>. 4. Lailâ u Majnûn, on fol. 142<sup>b</sup>. 5<sup>a</sup>. The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarnâma, styled اقبالنامۀ اسكندرى, on fol. 184<sup>b</sup>.</p> <p>5<sup>b</sup>. The <em>second </em>part of the Iskandarnâma, styled here اقبالنامۀ شيخ نظامى, on fol. 250<sup>b</sup>. A few lines on fol. 269<sup>a</sup> are left blank. This copy, worm-eaten in many places, was finished in Rajab, A.H. 1054 (A.D. 1644, September), by Muḥammad Riḍâ.</p> <p>No. 1667, ff. 285, 4 coll., each ll. 25; small Nasta’lîḳ; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnawî, the first two pages of each are besides splendidly adorned; size, 10¼ in. by 5 in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 1168] Niżâmî's Mathnawîs
<ul> <li><strong>Niżâmî's Mathnawîs.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 984 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 1168 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>984</p> <p>Another set of four mathnawîs by Niżâmî.</p> <p>This excellent, but undated copy contains:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasrâr, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Khusrau u Shîrîn, on fol. 41<sup>b</sup>. 3. Lailâ u Majnûn, on fol. 145<sup>b</sup>, beginning (differently from the usual copies): اى نام تو مؤنس روانم – جز نام تو نيست بر زبانم – اى نام تو بهترين الخ</p> <p>4.Haft Paikar, on fol. 222<sup>b</sup>.</p> <p>No. 1168, ff. 307, 4 coll., each ll. 15; beautiful Nasta’lîḳ; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnawî; miniature paintings on ff. 20<sup>a</sup>, 21<sup>b</sup>, 24<sup>a</sup>, 32<sup>a</sup>, 36<sup>b</sup>, 39<sup>b</sup>, 52<sup>a</sup>, 57<sup>a</sup>, 59<sup>b</sup>, 64<sup>b</sup>, 68<sup>a</sup>, 70<sup>a</sup>, 71<sup>a</sup>, 77<sup>b</sup>, 80<sup>b</sup>, 88<sup>a</sup>, 95<sup>b</sup>, 96<sup>b</sup>, 101<sup>a</sup>, 107<sup>b</sup>, 111<sup>a</sup>, 113<sup>a</sup>, 127<sup>a</sup>, 159<sup>b</sup>, 170<sup>b</sup>, 199<sup>a</sup>, 209<sup>a</sup>, 237<sup>a</sup>, 238<sup>a</sup>, 244<sup>b</sup>, 273<sup>b</sup>, 278<sup>a</sup>, 285<sup>b</sup>, and 291<sup>b</sup>; size, 9¾ in. by 6½ in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 1651] خمسۀ نظامى
<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niżâmî.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 979 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 1651 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>979</p> <p>Niżâmî’s Khamsah without the <em>second</em> part of the Iskandarnâma.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasrâr, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Lailâ u Majnûn, on fol. 28<sup>b</sup>. 3. Khusrau u Shîrîn, on fol. 81<sup>b</sup>. 4 Haft Paikar, on fol. 156<sup>b</sup>. 5. The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarnâma, on fol. 212<sup>b</sup>. Good copy, dated A.H. 1049 (A.D. 1639, 1640), by Abû-alḥasan ibn Zain-aldîn Muḥammad of Zindanan (a village near Bukhârâ), and presented to the Library by Lieut.-Col. W. Kirkpatrick, 30 May, 1864.</p> <p>No. 1651, ff. 291, 4 coll., each ll. 21; excellent Nasta’lîḳ; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnawî; size, 11<sup>5/8</sup> in. by 7<sup>1/4</sup> in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 777] خمسۀ نظامى
<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niżâmî.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 974 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 777 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>974</p> <p>The same.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasrâr, on fol.1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Shîrîn u Khusrau (so here شيرين و خسرو), on fol. 37<sup>b</sup>. 3. Lailâ u Majnûn, on fol. 133<sup>b</sup>. 4. Haft Paikar, on fol. 201<sup>b</sup>. 5<sup>a</sup>. The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarnâma, styled اقبالنامۀ سکندرى, on fol. 276<sup>b</sup>. 5<sup>b</sup>. The <em>second</em> part of the Iskandarnâma, styled خردنامۀ سكندرى and also شرفنامۀ نظامى.</p> <p>Dated the 22nd of Rabî’-althânî, A.H. 1014 (A.D. 1605, Sept. 6). On fol. 1<sup>a</sup> the following note appears: ‘Khumseh Nezami given to R.J. by Mir aboo ali Khan, brother to Capun ali Kb.’</p> <p>No. 777, ff. 428, 4 coll., each ll. 17; Nasta’lîḳ; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnawî; miniature paintings on ff. 18<sup>a</sup>, 55<sup>a</sup>, 89<sup>a</sup>, 229<sup>a</sup>, 236<sup>b</sup>, 240<sup>a</sup>, 244<sup>a</sup>, 248<sup>b</sup>, 255<sup>a</sup>, and 260<sup>b</sup>; size, 9<sup>5/8</sup> in. by 6<sup>1/2</sup> in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 141] خمسۀ نظامى
<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niżâmî.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 973 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 141 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>973</p> <p>Another copy of the same.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasrâr, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Khusrau u Shîrîn on fol. 33<sup>b</sup> (date of composition, A.H. 576, on fol. 119<sup>a</sup>, lin. penult.). 3.Lailâ u Majnûn, on fol. 122<sup>b</sup>. 4. Haft Paikar, on fol. 180<sup>b</sup>. 5<sup>a</sup>. The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarnâma, styled اقبالنامۀ سكندرى, on fol. 241<sup>b</sup>. 5<sup>b</sup>. The <em>second</em> part of the Iskandarnâma, styled شرفنامۀ سكندرى, on fol. 324<sup>b</sup>.</p> <p>Dated in the month Rabî’-althânî, A.H. 975=A.D. 1567, October (on fol. 241<sup>a</sup> there is written by mistake سنۀ سبع خمسين الخ instead of خمس و سبعين الخ).</p> <p>Some small lacunas at the beginning of several pages.</p> <p>Ff. 39-42 are misplaced, the right order of the leaves is: 39, 41, 40, 42. On fol. 369<sup>a</sup>, l. 2, the same rhymed epilogue on Niżâmî’s death appears, which has been noticed in Rieu ii. pp. 564<sup>b</sup> and 565<sup>a</sup>; it is styled انجامش روزگار نظامى, and states that the poet’s life extended to 63 years and six months.</p> <p>No. 141, ff. 370, 4 coll., each ll. 20; Nasta’lîḳ; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnawî; illuminated headings throughout the copy; the first two pages luxuriously embellished; miniature paintings on ff. 4<sup>b</sup>, 15<sup>a</sup>, 32<sup>a</sup>, 42<sup>a</sup>, 49<sup>a</sup>, 57<sup>a</sup>, 62<sup>b</sup>, 76<sup>b</sup>, 105<sup>a</sup>, 162<sup>b</sup>, 171<sup>a</sup>, 211<sup>a</sup>, 214<sup>a</sup>, 217<sup>b</sup>, 221<sup>b</sup>, 227<sup>a</sup>, and 271<sup>b</sup>; size, 12¼ in. by 7½ in.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 142] خمسۀ نظامى
<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niżâmî.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 981 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 142 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>981</p> <p>The same.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasrâr, on fol.1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Khusrau u Shîrîn, on fol. 36<sup>b</sup>. 3.Lailâ u Majnûn, on fol. 135<sup>b</sup>. 4. Haft Paikar, on fol. 205<sup>a</sup>. 5. The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarnâma, on fol. 266<sup>b</sup>. Ff. 114 and 115 are left blank, and there seems to be a lacuna after fol. 113; small blanks also on ff. 204<sup>a</sup> and 366<sup>b</sup>. no date.</p> <p>No. 142, ff. 367, 4 coll., each ll. 17; Nasta’lîḳ; the original leaves are put into a modern margin; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnawî; ff. 1<sup>b</sup> and 2<sup>a</sup> splendidly adorned; vignettes on ff. 1<sup>a</sup>, 36<sup>a</sup> , 135<sup>a</sup>, 265<sup>b</sup>, and 266<sup>a</sup>; size, 12¼ in. by 9½ in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 402] خمسۀ نظامى
<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niżâmî.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 972 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 402 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>Niżâmî (Nos. 972-1027).</p> <p>972</p> <p>Khamsa-i-Niżâmî (خمسۀ نظامى).</p> <p>The Khamsah, or complete five epic poems, the so-called ‘five treasures’ (پنج گنج) of Jamâl-aldîn Abû Muḥammad Ilyâs bin Yûsuf bin Mu’ayyad Niżâm-aldîn, with the takhalluṣ Niżâmî, of Ganja, who was born A.H. 535 (A.D. 1140, 1141), and died probably A.H. 598 or 599 (A.D. 1202, 1203); later dates of his death are A.H. 602 (A.D. 1205, 1206), 606 (A.D. 1209, 1210), and after 607 (A.D. 1210, 1211); see Bodleian Cat., Nos. 585-619 and 1981; Rieu ii. p. 564 sq. and (as to A.H. 607) p.569<sup>a</sup>; W. Pertsch, p.67, and Berlin Cat., p. 751 sq.; Sir Gore Ouseley, Notices of Persian Poets, p. 43; A. Sprenger, Catal., p. 519 sq.; G. Flügel i. p. 503; Rosen, Persian MSS., pp. 171-173 and 203; A.F. Mehren, p. 34; Cat. Codd. Orient. Lugd. ii. p. 109; C. J. Tornberg, p. 94; J. Aumer, p. 10 etc. On Niżâmî’s life and works comp. W. Bacher, Niżâmî’s Leben und Werke, Leipzig, 1871; English translation, London, 1873 (reprinted in S. Robinson’s ‘Persian Poetry for English Readers,’ 1883, pp. 103-244), and Ethé, Die höfische und romantische Poesie der Perser, Hamburg, 1887, pp. 39-42. The Khamsah has been lithographed in Bombay, 1834 and 1838 Ṭahrân, A.H. 1261; edited at Tabrîz, 1845; comp. on these and other editions Zenker ii. 508-510; Trübner’s Record, Nos. 66, 67, p. 99; Zeitschrift der D.M.G. vi. p. 405, etc.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasrâr (مخزن الاسرار), composed probably A.H. 572 or 573 (A.D. 1176-1178), see Rieu, loc. cit. Wrong dates, ascribed to this poem in various copies, are A.H. 552 (A.D. 1157), see No. 990 below in this Cat., and Bodleian Cat., No. 585; A.H. 559 (A.D. 1164), see below, Nos. 977, 983, and 994, and Rieu ii. p. 565<sup>b</sup>; and A.H. 582 (A.D. 1186), see Rieu ii. p. 573<sup>a</sup>. It was dedicated to Sulṭân Bahrâmshâh, contains 20 maḳâlas, and begins, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>:</p> <p>بسم الله الرّحمن الرّحيم – هست كليد در گنج حكيم</p> <p>Edited by N. Bland, London, 1844 (with Daulatshâh’s and Luṭf ‘Alîbeg’s biographies of the poet prefixed); lithographed Lucknow, 1869, 1872, and with a commentary 1881; Cawnpore, 1869; a Turkish commentary on the same by Sham’î (who died about A.H. 1009 or 1010, A.D. 1600-1602).</p> <p>2.Khusra u Shîrîn (خسرو شيرين), composed A.H. 576 (A.D. 1180, 1181), and containing eulogies on Sulṭân Sa’îd Ṭughrul bin Arslân (who ascended the throne A.H. 573 =A.D. 1177, 1178), the Atâbeg Abû Ja’far Muḥammad, and his brother and successor, Ḳizil Arslân (A.H. 582-587=A.D. 1186-1191). It begins, on fol. 36<sup>b</sup>:</p> <p>خداوندا در توفيق بگشاى</p> <p>نظامى را ره تحقيق بنماى</p> <p>Lithographed at Lahore, A.H. 1288 (A.D. 1871); see besides Hammer’s Schirin, Leipzig, 1809.</p> <p>3.Lailâ u Majnûn ( ليلى و مجنون), composed A.H. 584 (A.D. 1188), and dedicated to Sulṭan Abû-almużaffar Shirwânshâh. It begins, on fol. 126<sup>b</sup>:</p> <p>اى نام تو بهترين سرآغاز</p> <p>بى نام تو نامه كى كنم باز</p> <p>Edited Lucknow, 1870 (see Trübner’s Record, No. 65, p. 81) and 1888. Translated into English by J. Atkinson, 1836.</p> <p>4.Haft Paikar (هفت پيكر), composed A.H. 593 (A.D. 1197), and dedicated, as it seems, to the Atâbeg Nûr-aldîn Arslân (who ascended the throne of Mauṣil A.H. 589=A.D. 1193). It begins, on fol. 193<sup>b</sup>:</p> <p>اى جهان ديده بود خويش از تو</p> <p>هيچ بودى نبود پيش از تو</p> <p>This poem is sometime styled قصّۀ بهرام گور, see Bodleian Cat., No. 585. Lithographed Bombay, 1849; Lucknow, 1873; comp. also F. v. Erdmann, ‘Behramgur und die russische Fürstentochter,’ Kasan, 1844.</p> <p>5<sup>a</sup>.The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarnâma, here styled Iḳbâlnâma-i-Sikandarî (اقبالنامۀ سكندرى); the usual titles are شرفنامۀ سکندرى or سكندر نامۀ برّى (but see on the conflicting statements respecting the proper titles of the <em>first</em> and the <em>second</em> part, Rieu ii. pp. 568 and 569; Fleischer in Zeitschrift der D. M. G. vii. p. 412, Anmerkung; Bodleian Cat., col. 489, and A. F. Mehren, p. 35 note. It was probably composed A.H. 597 (A.D. 1200, 1201), and dedicated to Nuṣrat-aldîn, the successor of the Atâbeg Kizil Arslân (who died A.H. 587=A.D. 1191). It begins, on fol. 267<sup>b</sup>:</p> <p>خدايا جهان پادشائى تراست</p> <p>زما خدمت آيد خدائى تراست</p> <p>Part of the text was printed 1810, Calcutta, in ‘Selections for the Use of the Students of the Persian Class,’ vol. iv, 2nd ed. 1828; also A.H. 1269; an edition with a selection from the best commentaries by Badr ‘Ali and Mîr Ḥusain ‘Alî appeared in Calcutta, 1812, reprinted 1825; lithographed edition besides in Bombay, A.H. 1277 and 1292, Lucknow, A.H. 1266, 1282, with glosses, 1879 and 1888; another edition (with the commentary of Muḥammad Ghufrân), Lahore, 1889.</p> <p>Extracts in German translation by Fr. Rückert in ‘Frauentaschenbuch,’ Nürnberg, 1824; English translation by H.W. Clarke, London, 1881; comp. also F. v. Erdmann, De Expeditione Russorum Berdaam versus, Kasan, 1826-1832; Charmoy, Expédition d’Alexandre contre les Russes, St. Petersburg, 1829; F. Spiegel, Die Alexandersage etc., Leipzig, 1851, pp. 33-50; and Ethé, Alexanders Zug zum Lebensquell in ‘Sitzungsberichte der bayrischen Academie, histor.-philol. Classe,’ 1871, pp. 343-405.</p> <p>5<sup>b</sup>. The <em>second</em> part of the Iskandarnâma, here styled Sharafnâma (شرفنامه); the usual titles are خردنامۀ سکندرى, اقبالنامۀ سكندرى, or اسكندرنامۀ بحرى (see above in 5<sup>a</sup>). It was dedicated to Malik ‘Izz-aldîn Mas’ûd, and begins, on fol. 369<sup>b</sup>:</p> <p>خرد هر كجا گنجى آرد پديد</p> <p>زنام خدا سازد آنرا كليد</p> <p>Edited by A. Sprenger, Calcutta, 1852 and 1869; lithographed, Bombay, A.H. 1277 (A.D. 1860), and Lucknow, 1879; comp. also W. Bacher, Nizâmî’s Leben und Werke, pp. 101-171.</p> <p>Good old copy, collated and dated the 21st of Muḥarram, A.H. 894 (A.D. 1488, Dec. 25), By Maulânâ Ḥâjî Muḥammad aldurustâḳî albadakhshî. Fol. 261<sup>b</sup> is left blank.</p> <p>No. 402, ff. 422, 4 coll., each ll. 17; small Nasta’lîḳ; illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnawî; some small miniature paintings, for the greater part effaced, on ff. 49<sup>a</sup>, 50<sup>a</sup>, 164<sup>b</sup>, 183<sup>b</sup>, and 203<sup>b</sup>; size, 9 in. by 5½ in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 2631] Niżâmî's Mathnawîs
<ul> <li><strong>Niżâmî's Mathnawîs.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 983 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 2631 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>983</p> <p>Four mathnawîs by Niżâmî.</p> <p>This copy contains:</p> <p>1.The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarnâma, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>; the date of completion, A.H. 597, on fol. 118<sup>a</sup>, l. 7.</p> <p>2. Haft Paikar, on fol. 119<sup>b</sup>; the date of completion, A.H. 593, 14th of Ramaḍân, on fol. 208<sup>b</sup>, ll. 11 and 12.</p> <p>3. Makhzan-alasrâr, on fol. 209<sup>b</sup>; the wrong date, A.H. 559, 24th of Rabî’-alawwal, on fol. 248<sup>b</sup>, ll. 10-12 in the margin-column. 4. Khusrau u Shîrîn, on fol. 249<sup>b</sup>; the date of completion, A.H. 576, on fol. 356<sup>a</sup>, l. 7 in the margin-column. Dated A.H. 1024 (A.D. 1615), see ff. 118<sup>a</sup>, 208<sup>b</sup>, and 248<sup>b</sup>. Bibliotheca Leydeniana.</p> <p>No. 2631, ff. 360, 2 centre-coll., each ll. 15, and a third on the margin, ll. 28; small, but clear Nasta’lîḳ; splendid illuminated frontispiece on ff. 1<sup>b</sup>, 119<sup>b</sup>, 209<sup>b</sup>, and 249<sup>b</sup>; the first two pages of each mathnawî neatly embellished with borders in gold and other colours; excellent eastern binding with flowers on gold ground; size, 8<sup>3/8</sup> in. by 4<sup>3/4</sup> in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 174] Niżâmî's Mathnawîs
<ul> <li><strong>Niżâmî's Mathnawîs.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 986 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 174 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>986</p> <p>Another set of three mathnawîs by Niżâmî.</p> <p>This copy contains:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasrâr, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Lailâ u Majnûn on fol. 30<sup>b</sup>. 3.Khusrau u Shîrîn, on fol. 80<sup>b</sup>; this last mathnawî is by mistake headed كتاب خسرو و شيرين امير خسرو, but that it is Niżâmî’s, and not Amîr Khusrau’s poem of the same name, we learn from the beginning:</p> <p>خداوند درى ( در read) توفيق بگشاى</p> <p>نظامى را ره توفيق بنماى</p> <p>Copied A.H. 976, the first mathnawî in the month Dhû-alḥijjah (A.D. 1569, May-June), the second in the month Dhû-alḳa’dah (A.D. 1569, April-May), the third in the month Rabî’-althânî (A.D. 1568, September-October), by Muḥammad bin ‘Alâ-aldîn.</p> <p>No. 174, ff. 149, 4 coll., each ll. 21; small, but distinct Nasta’lîḳ; most headings left blank; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnawî; the first two pages most splendidly adorned; size, 11<sup>3/8</sup> in. by 7 in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 2994] Niżâmî's Mathnawîs
<ul> <li><strong>Niżâmî's Mathnawîs.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 987 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 2994 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>987</p> <p>A third set of three mathnawîs by Niżâmî.</p> <p>This copy contains:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasrâr, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Haft Paikar, on fol. 81<sup>b</sup>. 3. Khusrau u Shîrîn, on fol. 255<sup>b</sup>. This copy is styled جلد اوّل كلّيّات نظامى.</p> <p>Dated A.H. 1200, the first mathnawî the 19th of Rabî’-alawwal (A.D. 1786, January 20), the second in Rabî’-althânî (A.D. 1786, February), the third the 25th of Jumâdâ-alawwal (A.D. 1786, March 26), by Muḥammad Muḥsin-aldîn Munshî; 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’lîḳ; size, 10 in. by 6½ in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 1962] شرح مخزن الاسرار
<ul> <li><strong>Sharḥ-i-Makhzan-alasrâr.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 998 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 1962 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>998</p> <p>Sharḥ-i-Makhzan-alasrâr (شرح مخزن الاسرار).</p> <p>A detailed commentary on the مخزن الاسرار, compiled by Muḥammad bin Ḳiwâm bin Rustam bin Aḥmad bin Maḥmûd albalkhî, commonly called Bakra’î (بكرئى, so here on fol. 1<sup>a</sup>, last line but two, and A. Sprenger, Catal., p. 521), or according to Rieu ii. p. 573<sup>b</sup>, Karkhî, A.H. 1091 (A.D. 1680), according to the chronogram quoted in A. Sprenger, loc. cit. But Rieu’s copy, which bears a note of purchase from A.H. 1089 (A.D. 1678), proves that somewhat older redactions of this commentary must have been in existence.</p> <p>Beginning (rather different from that in Sprenger and Rieu): بسم الله الرّحمن الرّحيم بمتابعت پس روان او بر بساط فضل انبساط گستاخى الخ.</p> <p>This copy is defective at the end, and breaks off in the middle of the داستان بقّال و روباه, which begins on fol. 204<sup>a</sup>.</p> <p>No. 1962, ff. 210, ll. 15; clear Nasta’lîḳ; a little worm-eaten; size, 8¾ in. by 4¾ in.</p> <p> </p>
[IO Islamic 2420] مخزن الاسرار
<ul> <li><strong>Makhzan-alasrâr.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 995 in the India Office collections.</strong></li> <li><strong>[metadata:</strong> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Hermann_Eth%C3%A9"><strong>Hermann Ethé</strong></a><strong><em>, </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> </a><a href="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1323681"><strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong></a> <strong>number 2420 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>995</p> <p>The same.</p> <p>Beginning as in the three preceding copies: هست كليد الخ.</p> <p>Many marginal and interlinear glosses.</p> <p>Dated the 18th of Ṣafar, A.H. 1150 (19th year of Muḥammadshâh’s reign, = A.D. 1737, June 17), by Ghafûrbeg. Bibliotheca Leydeniana.</p> <p>No. 2420, ff. 368-445, 2 coll., each ll. 15; Nasta’lîḳ; size, 10<sup>5/8</sup> in. by 5<sup>3/4</sup> in.</p> <p> </p>
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