Ḥusayn, Muḥammad (Scribe)
Person
Biography
Copyist of Or Ms 372.
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ليلی و مجنون Laylá-u Majnūn, 1104 A.H., 1692 C.E.
Item
Identifier: Or Ms 280
Scope and Contents
This is one of the five epic poems on the love of Laylá and Majnūn by Shaykh Jamal al-Dīn Abū Muḥammad Ilyas b. Mu'ayyad Niẓām al-Dīn, "Niẓāmī" of Ganjah, who was born at Qum, 535 A.H. (1140 C.E.), and probably died 599 A.H. (1203 C.E.), though the dates of his death are variously described, 576-607 A.H. (1180-1210 C.E.).
Frontispiece illuminated with gold.
Dates:
1104 A.H.; 1692 C.E.