لیلی و مجنون Laylá va Majnūn, undated copy (original text composed 16th cent. C.E.)
Scope and Contents
One of the most simple and universally esteemed among the numerous Persian poems dealing with the love of Laylá va Majnūn, by Mawlānā 'Abd-allāh, poetically styled "Hātifī," a nephew of the celebrated Persian poet, scholar, and Sufi 'Abd-al-Raḥmān Nūr al-Dī "Jāmī" (d. 898 A.H., 1492 C.E.). The present manuscript was copied at Rashīdabād by by Sayyid 'Iwaz̤ Shamsābādī.
Dates
- Creation: undated copy (original text composed 16th cent. C.E.)
Creator
- Shamsābādī, Sayyid 'Iwaz̤ (Scribe, Person)
Language of Materials
Persian (Script: nasta'līq)
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full 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).
Processing Information
Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.
Genre / Form
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