Or Ms 197: توزک تیموری Tūzuk-i Tīmūrī, undated
Scope and Contents
This is a Persian version of the institutes, political and military, forming the last part of the pseudo-autobiography of Tīmūr (Tamerlane), 736 -807 A.H., 1336-1405 C.E.). The full work is known by the title Malfūẓāt-i Amīr Tīmūr, it was translated into Persian, from Chagatay by Mīr Ṭālib-i Ḥusaynī around 1047 A.H. (1637 C.E.).
At the end of the present copy, the copyist wishes to be forgiven for any mistakes occurring in the text, as the MS. from which the present copy was made was full of mistakes.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Creator
- Ṣiddīqī, Najīb-allāh (Scribe, Person)
Language of Materials
Persian (Script: nasta'līq-shikastah)
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
1 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
Bears a seal of Mudabbir al-Mulk on the flyleaf (dated 1182 A.H., 1768 C.E.).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor's identity unknown.
Processing Information
Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.
Creator
- Ṣiddīqī, Najīb-allāh (Scribe, Person)
Repository Details
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