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[IO Islamic 1126] شرح ديوان انورى

<ul> <li><strong>Sharḥ-i-d&icirc;w&acirc;n-i-Anwar&icirc;.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 947 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 1126 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>947</p> <p>Sharḥ-i-d&icirc;w&acirc;n-i-Anwar&icirc; (شرح ديوان انورى).</p> <p>Explanation of the difficult verses in Anwar&icirc;&rsquo;s diw&acirc;n, especially his ḳaṣ&icirc;das, by Muḥammad bin D&acirc;&rsquo;&ucirc;d bin Muḥammad bin Maḥm&ucirc;d &lsquo;Alaw&icirc; Sh&acirc;diy&acirc;b&acirc;d&icirc;, who flourished in the reign of N&acirc;ṣir-ald&icirc;n Khilj&icirc;, the ruler of M&acirc;lwah (A.H. 906-916=A.D. 1500-1510), see Rieu ii. p. 556<sup>a</sup>. He also wrote a commentary on Kh&acirc;ḳ&acirc;n&icirc;&rsquo;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 Anwar&icirc;&rsquo;s ḳaṣ&icirc;das: مقدّرى نه الخ.</p> <p>Dated the 24th of Muḥarram, A.H. 1056 (A.D. 1646, March 12), by Am&icirc;nkh&acirc;n ibn Shaikh &lsquo;Abdall&acirc;h of Sh&acirc;hp&ucirc;r.</p> <p>No. 1126, ff. 1-88, ll. 16-19; Nasta&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ, mixed with Shikasta; size, 9&frac12; in. by 5&frac12; in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 440] ديوان انورى

<ul> <li><strong>D&icirc;w&acirc;n-i-Anwar&icirc;.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 937 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 440 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>937</p> <p>The same.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>Ḳaṣ&icirc;das and tarj&icirc;&rsquo;bands, without any order, on fol. 1<sup>a</sup>, beginning as in the two preceding copies.</p> <p>Ḳiṭ&rsquo;as, with the short satirical mathnaw&icirc;s 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>Rub&acirc;&rsquo;&icirc;s, 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&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; illuminated frontispiece; size, 8<sup>3/8</sup> in. by 4<sup>3/4</sup> in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 2079] 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 985&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 2079 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>985</p> <p>Three mathnaw&icirc;s by Niż&acirc;m&icirc;.</p> <p>This copy contains:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasr&acirc;r, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. The <em>first</em> part of Iskandarn&acirc;ma (here simply styled سكندرنامه), on fol. 33<sup>b</sup>. 3. The <em>second</em> part of the Iskandarn&acirc;ma (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&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnaw&icirc;; 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>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 1491] خمسۀ نظامى

<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niż&acirc;m&icirc;.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 980&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 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-alasr&acirc;r, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Khusrau u Sh&icirc;r&icirc;n, on fol. 45<sup>b</sup>. 3. Lail&acirc; u Majn&ucirc;n, on fol. 164<sup>b</sup>. 4. Haft Paikar, on fol. 247<sup>b</sup>. 5 The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarn&acirc;ma, on fol. 342<sup>b</sup>. This copy was presented by prince D&acirc;r&acirc; Shuk&ucirc;h to Muḥammad Muḳ&icirc;m of Tabr&icirc;z, with the takhalluṣ Jauhar&icirc;, the 12th of Ramḍ&acirc;n, 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&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; the first two pages of each mathnaw&icirc; splendidly illuminated; size, 7<sup>1/8</sup> in. by 4<sup>1/4</sup> in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 2445] خمسۀ نظامى

<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niż&acirc;m&icirc;.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 978&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 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 mathnaw&icirc;s in the following order:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasr&acirc;r, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Lail&acirc; u Majn&ucirc;n, on fol. 39<sup>b</sup>. 3. Khusrau u Sh&icirc;r&icirc;n, on fol. 108<sup>b</sup>. 4<sup>a</sup>. The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarn&acirc;ma, on fol. 207<sup>b</sup>. 4<sup>b</sup>. The <em>second</em> part of the Iskandarn&acirc;ma, 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&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; small illuminated frontispiece on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>; no headings at the beginning of the other mathnaw&icirc;s; size, 10 in. by 6&frac12; in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 3191] خمسۀ نظامى

<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niż&acirc;m&icirc;.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 977&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 3191 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>977</p> <p>The same.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasr&acirc;r, 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 Sh&icirc;r&icirc;n, on fol. 30<sup>b</sup>. 3. Lail&acirc; u Majn&ucirc;n, 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 Iskandarn&acirc;ma, 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 Iskandarn&acirc;ma, 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&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnaw&icirc;; 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, 10&frac12; in. by 6&frac34; in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 768] 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 988&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 768 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>988</p> <p>An incomplete copy of two mathnaw&icirc;s by Niż&acirc;m&icirc;.</p> <p>1.Lail&acirc; u Majn&ucirc;n, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Khusrau u Sh&icirc;r&icirc;n, on fol. 55<sup>b</sup>. The first mathnaw&icirc; 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&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of either mathnaw&icirc;; 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>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 1129] خلاصۀ خمسۀ نظامى

<ul> <li><strong>Khul&acirc;ṣa-i-Khamsa-i-Niż&acirc;m&icirc;.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 982&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 1129 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>982</p> <p>Khul&acirc;ṣa-i-Khamsa-i-Niż&acirc;m&icirc; ( خلاصۀ خمسۀ نظامى).</p> <p>Extracts from Niż&acirc;m&icirc;&rsquo;s five mathnaw&icirc;s, 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&rsquo;izz-ald&icirc;n Muḥammad alḥusain&icirc;. On the fly-leaf a short account of Niż&acirc;m&icirc;&rsquo;s Khamsah in French.</p> <p>No. 1129, ff. 47, 2 coll., each ll. 11; Nasta&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; 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>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 1667] خمسۀ نظامى

<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niż&acirc;m&icirc;.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 975&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 1667 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>975</p> <p>The same.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasr&acirc;r, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Haft Paikar, on fol. 24<sup>b</sup>. 3. Khusrau u Sh&icirc;r&icirc;n, on fol. 73<sup>b</sup>. 4. Lail&acirc; u Majn&ucirc;n, on fol. 142<sup>b</sup>. 5<sup>a</sup>. The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarn&acirc;ma, styled اقبالنامۀ اسكندرى, on fol. 184<sup>b</sup>.</p> <p>5<sup>b</sup>. The <em>second </em>part of the Iskandarn&acirc;ma, 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 Riḍ&acirc;.</p> <p>No. 1667, ff. 285, 4 coll., each ll. 25; small Nasta&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnaw&icirc;, the first two pages of each are besides splendidly adorned; size, 10&frac14; in. by 5 in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 1168] 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 984&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 1168 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>984</p> <p>Another set of four mathnaw&icirc;s by Niż&acirc;m&icirc;.</p> <p>This excellent, but undated copy contains:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasr&acirc;r, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Khusrau u Sh&icirc;r&icirc;n, on fol. 41<sup>b</sup>. 3. Lail&acirc; u Majn&ucirc;n, on fol. 145<sup>b</sup>, beginning (differently from the usual copies): اى نام تو مؤنس روانم &ndash; جز نام تو نيست بر زبانم &ndash; 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&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnaw&icirc;; 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, 9&frac34; in. by 6&frac12; in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 1651] خمسۀ نظامى

<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niż&acirc;m&icirc;.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 979&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 1651 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>979</p> <p>Niż&acirc;m&icirc;&rsquo;s Khamsah without the <em>second</em> part of the Iskandarn&acirc;ma.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasr&acirc;r, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Lail&acirc; u Majn&ucirc;n, on fol. 28<sup>b</sup>. 3. Khusrau u Sh&icirc;r&icirc;n, on fol. 81<sup>b</sup>. 4 Haft Paikar, on fol. 156<sup>b</sup>. 5. The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarn&acirc;ma, on fol. 212<sup>b</sup>. Good copy, dated A.H. 1049 (A.D. 1639, 1640), by Ab&ucirc;-alḥasan ibn Zain-ald&icirc;n Muḥammad of Zindanan (a village near Bukh&acirc;r&acirc;), 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&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnaw&icirc;; size, 11<sup>5/8</sup> in. by 7<sup>1/4</sup> in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 777] خمسۀ نظامى

<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niż&acirc;m&icirc;.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 974&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 777 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>974</p> <p>The same.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasr&acirc;r, on fol.1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Sh&icirc;r&icirc;n u Khusrau (so here شيرين و خسرو), on fol. 37<sup>b</sup>. 3. Lail&acirc; u Majn&ucirc;n, 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 Iskandarn&acirc;ma, styled اقبالنامۀ سکندرى, on fol. 276<sup>b</sup>. 5<sup>b</sup>. The <em>second</em> part of the Iskandarn&acirc;ma, styled خردنامۀ سكندرى and also شرفنامۀ نظامى.</p> <p>Dated the 22nd of Rab&icirc;&rsquo;-alth&acirc;n&icirc;, A.H. 1014 (A.D. 1605, Sept. 6). On fol. 1<sup>a</sup> the following note appears: &lsquo;Khumseh Nezami given to R.J. by Mir aboo ali Khan, brother to Capun ali Kb.&rsquo;</p> <p>No. 777, ff. 428, 4 coll., each ll. 17; Nasta&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnaw&icirc;; 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>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 141] خمسۀ نظامى

<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niż&acirc;m&icirc;.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 973&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 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-alasr&acirc;r, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Khusrau u Sh&icirc;r&icirc;n on fol. 33<sup>b</sup> (date of composition, A.H. 576, on fol. 119<sup>a</sup>, lin. penult.). 3.Lail&acirc; u Majn&ucirc;n, 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 Iskandarn&acirc;ma, styled اقبالنامۀ سكندرى, on fol. 241<sup>b</sup>. 5<sup>b</sup>. The <em>second</em> part of the Iskandarn&acirc;ma, styled شرفنامۀ سكندرى, on fol. 324<sup>b</sup>.</p> <p>Dated in the month Rab&icirc;&rsquo;-alth&acirc;n&icirc;, 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 Niż&acirc;m&icirc;&rsquo;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&rsquo;s life extended to 63 years and six months.</p> <p>No. 141, ff. 370, 4 coll., each ll. 20; Nasta&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnaw&icirc;; 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, 12&frac14; in. by 7&frac12; in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 142] خمسۀ نظامى

<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niż&acirc;m&icirc;.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 981&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 142 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>981</p> <p>The same.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasr&acirc;r, on fol.1<sup>b</sup>. 2. Khusrau u Sh&icirc;r&icirc;n, on fol. 36<sup>b</sup>. 3.Lail&acirc; u Majn&ucirc;n, on fol. 135<sup>b</sup>. 4. Haft Paikar, on fol. 205<sup>a</sup>. 5. The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarn&acirc;ma, 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&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; the original leaves are put into a modern margin; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnaw&icirc;; 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, 12&frac14; in. by 9&frac12; in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 402] خمسۀ نظامى

<ul> <li><strong>Khamsa-i-Niż&acirc;m&icirc;.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 972&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 402 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>Niż&acirc;m&icirc; (Nos. 972-1027).</p> <p>972</p> <p>Khamsa-i-Niż&acirc;m&icirc; (خمسۀ نظامى).</p> <p>The Khamsah, or complete five epic poems, the so-called &lsquo;five treasures&rsquo; (پنج گنج) of Jam&acirc;l-ald&icirc;n Ab&ucirc; Muḥammad Ily&acirc;s bin Y&ucirc;suf bin Mu&rsquo;ayyad Niż&acirc;m-ald&icirc;n, with the takhalluṣ Niż&acirc;m&icirc;, 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. Fl&uuml;gel 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 Niż&acirc;m&icirc;&rsquo;s life and works comp. W. Bacher, Niż&acirc;m&icirc;&rsquo;s Leben und Werke, Leipzig, 1871; English translation, London, 1873 (reprinted in S. Robinson&rsquo;s &lsquo;Persian Poetry for English Readers,&rsquo; 1883, pp. 103-244), and Eth&eacute;, Die h&ouml;fische und romantische Poesie der Perser, Hamburg, 1887, pp. 39-42. The Khamsah has been lithographed in Bombay, 1834 and 1838 Ṭahr&acirc;n, A.H. 1261; edited at Tabr&icirc;z, 1845; comp. on these and other editions Zenker ii. 508-510; Tr&uuml;bner&rsquo;s Record, Nos. 66, 67, p. 99; Zeitschrift der D.M.G. vi. p. 405, etc.</p> <p>Contents:</p> <p>1.Makhzan-alasr&acirc;r (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 Sulṭ&acirc;n Bahr&acirc;msh&acirc;h, contains 20 maḳ&acirc;las, and begins, on fol. 1<sup>b</sup>:</p> <p>بسم الله الرّحمن الرّحيم &ndash; هست كليد در گنج حكيم</p> <p>Edited by N. Bland, London, 1844 (with Daulatsh&acirc;h&rsquo;s and Luṭf &lsquo;Al&icirc;beg&rsquo;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&rsquo;&icirc; (who died about A.H. 1009 or 1010, A.D. 1600-1602).</p> <p>2.Khusra u Sh&icirc;r&icirc;n (خسرو شيرين), composed A.H. 576 (A.D. 1180, 1181), and containing eulogies on Sulṭ&acirc;n Sa&rsquo;&icirc;d Ṭughrul bin Arsl&acirc;n (who ascended the throne A.H. 573 =A.D. 1177, 1178), the At&acirc;beg Ab&ucirc; Ja&rsquo;far Muḥammad, and his brother and successor, Ḳizil Arsl&acirc;n (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&rsquo;s Schirin, Leipzig, 1809.</p> <p>3.Lail&acirc; u Majn&ucirc;n ( ليلى و مجنون), composed A.H. 584 (A.D. 1188), and dedicated to Sulṭan Ab&ucirc;-almużaffar Shirw&acirc;nsh&acirc;h. 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 Tr&uuml;bner&rsquo;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 At&acirc;beg N&ucirc;r-ald&icirc;n Arsl&acirc;n (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, &lsquo;Behramgur und die russische F&uuml;rstentochter,&rsquo; Kasan, 1844.</p> <p>5<sup>a</sup>.The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarn&acirc;ma, here styled Iḳb&acirc;ln&acirc;ma-i-Sikandar&icirc; (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-ald&icirc;n, the successor of the At&acirc;beg Kizil Arsl&acirc;n (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 &lsquo;Selections for the Use of the Students of the Persian Class,&rsquo; vol. iv, 2nd ed. 1828; also A.H. 1269; an edition with a selection from the best commentaries by Badr &lsquo;Ali and M&icirc;r Ḥusain &lsquo;Al&icirc; 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 Ghufr&acirc;n), Lahore, 1889.</p> <p>Extracts in German translation by Fr. R&uuml;ckert in &lsquo;Frauentaschenbuch,&rsquo; N&uuml;rnberg, 1824; English translation by H.W. Clarke, London, 1881; comp. also F. v. Erdmann, De Expeditione Russorum Berdaam versus, Kasan, 1826-1832; Charmoy, Exp&eacute;dition d&rsquo;Alexandre contre les Russes, St. Petersburg, 1829; F. Spiegel, Die Alexandersage etc., Leipzig, 1851, pp. 33-50; and Eth&eacute;, Alexanders Zug zum Lebensquell in &lsquo;Sitzungsberichte der bayrischen Academie, histor.-philol. Classe,&rsquo; 1871, pp. 343-405.</p> <p>5<sup>b</sup>. The <em>second</em> part of the Iskandarn&acirc;ma, here styled Sharafn&acirc;ma (شرفنامه); the usual titles are خردنامۀ سکندرى, اقبالنامۀ سكندرى, or اسكندرنامۀ بحرى (see above in 5<sup>a</sup>). It was dedicated to Malik &lsquo;Izz-ald&icirc;n Mas&rsquo;&ucirc;d, 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, Niz&acirc;m&icirc;&rsquo;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 Maul&acirc;n&acirc; Ḥ&acirc;j&icirc; Muḥammad aldurust&acirc;ḳ&icirc; albadakhsh&icirc;. Fol. 261<sup>b</sup> is left blank.</p> <p>No. 402, ff. 422, 4 coll., each ll. 17; small Nasta&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnaw&icirc;; 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 5&frac12; in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 2631] 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 983&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 2631 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>983</p> <p>Four mathnaw&icirc;s by Niż&acirc;m&icirc;.</p> <p>This copy contains:</p> <p>1.The <em>first</em> part of the Iskandarn&acirc;ma, 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 Ramaḍ&acirc;n, on fol. 208<sup>b</sup>, ll. 11 and 12.</p> <p>3. Makhzan-alasr&acirc;r, on fol. 209<sup>b</sup>; the wrong date, A.H. 559, 24th of Rab&icirc;&rsquo;-alawwal, on fol. 248<sup>b</sup>, ll. 10-12 in the margin-column. 4. Khusrau u Sh&icirc;r&icirc;n, 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&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; 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 mathnaw&icirc; 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>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 174] 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 986&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 174 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>986</p> <p>Another 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<sup>b</sup>. 2. Lail&acirc; u Majn&ucirc;n on fol. 30<sup>b</sup>. 3.Khusrau u Sh&icirc;r&icirc;n, on fol. 80<sup>b</sup>; this last mathnaw&icirc; is by mistake headed كتاب خسرو و شيرين امير خسرو, but that it is Niż&acirc;m&icirc;&rsquo;s, and not Am&icirc;r Khusrau&rsquo;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 mathnaw&icirc; in the month Dh&ucirc;-alḥijjah (A.D. 1569, May-June), the second in the month Dh&ucirc;-alḳa&rsquo;dah (A.D. 1569, April-May), the third in the month Rab&icirc;&rsquo;-alth&acirc;n&icirc; (A.D. 1568, September-October), by Muḥammad bin &lsquo;Al&acirc;-ald&icirc;n.</p> <p>No. 174, ff. 149, 4 coll., each ll. 21; small, but distinct Nasta&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; most headings left blank; an illuminated frontispiece at the beginning of each mathnaw&icirc;; the first two pages most splendidly adorned; size, 11<sup>3/8</sup> in. by 7 in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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[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<sup>b</sup>. 2. Haft Paikar, on fol. 81<sup>b</sup>. 3. Khusrau u Sh&icirc;r&icirc;n, on fol. 255<sup>b</sup>. 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>

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[IO Islamic 1962] شرح مخزن الاسرار

<ul> <li><strong>Sharḥ-i-Makhzan-alasr&acirc;r.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 998&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 1962 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong></li> </ul> <p>998</p> <p>Sharḥ-i-Makhzan-alasr&acirc;r (شرح مخزن الاسرار).</p> <p>A detailed commentary on the مخزن الاسرار, compiled by Muḥammad bin Ḳiw&acirc;m bin Rustam bin Aḥmad bin Maḥm&ucirc;d albalkh&icirc;, commonly called Bakra&rsquo;&icirc; (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>, Karkh&icirc;, A.H. 1091 (A.D. 1680), according to the chronogram quoted in A. Sprenger, loc. cit. But Rieu&rsquo;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&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; a little worm-eaten; size, 8&frac34; in. by 4&frac34; in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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[IO Islamic 2420] مخزن الاسرار

<ul> <li><strong>Makhzan-alasr&acirc;r.</strong></li> <li><strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 995&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 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 Muḥammadsh&acirc;h&rsquo;s reign, = A.D. 1737, June 17), by Ghaf&ucirc;rbeg. Bibliotheca Leydeniana.</p> <p>No. 2420, ff. 368-445, 2 coll., each ll. 15; Nasta&rsquo;l&icirc;ḳ; size, 10<sup>5/8</sup> in. by 5<sup>3/4</sup> in.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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