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Or Ms 272: سام نامه Sām-nāmah, undated

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Identifier: Or Ms 272
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Scope and Contents

An epic poem celebrating the exploits of Sām (son of Narīmān), who succeeded Garshāsp as Jahān-Pahlawān, and his romantic love with Princess Parīdukht, daughter of the Emperor of China. The author's name is not given, but as it is in close imitation of the celebrated mas̲navī of Khvājū-yi Kirmānī (d. c. 1349 C.E.) entitled Humā-yi Humāyūn, it is usually ascribed to the same author.

The present copy is written in fine nast'līq in four columns, framed by coloured lines, with headings in red or gold. It is bound with OR MS 267, the second volume of Firdawsī's Shāh-nāmah. The present work follows the text of the Shāh-nāmah in the binding, and is then followed by Garshāsp-nāmah (OR MS 271). The three works appear to be by the same hand. Although this work is undated, volume one of the Shāh-nāmah with which this work is bound (OR MS 266) bears a seal that suggests that it was extant by the the early 17th century C.E..

Dates

  • Creation: undated

Language of Materials

Persian (Script: nasta'līq)

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Extent

1 volume : partial volume

Other Finding Aids

Hukk, Mohammed Ashraful; Ethé, Hermann; and Robertson, Edward, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library (Hertford: Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd., 1925).

Custodial History

The other volume of the section of the Shāh-nāmah with which this work is bound (OR MS 266), and which has the same dimensions and appears to be by the same hand, bears the seal of a Z̤iyāʼ-Allāh, dated 1041 A.H. (1631 C.E.).

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated to the University of Edinburgh Library by Adam Anderson, nephew of the collector, James Anderson, in 1844.

Processing Information

Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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