Or Ms 304: ديوان صائب Dīvān-i Ṣāʼib, 1108 A.H., 1696 C.E.
Scope and Contents
This good copy of the Dīvān of Ṣāʼib (fol. 1 is missing). It consists of ghazals, with which are mixed a few unfinished ghazals and rubā'is, all arranged alphabetically."Ṣāʼib" is the pen name of Mīrzā Muḥammad 'Alī of Tabriz (d. ca. 1080 A.H./ 1670 C.E.), who founded a new style for writing poetry, and is regarded as one of the greatest of modern Persian poets.
He spend time under the patronage of the Governor of Kabul, Ẓafar-Khān, and later at the court of the Mughal Emperor Shāh-Jahān (r. 1037-1068 A.H. / 1628-1666 C.E.).
The present manuscript was copied at Banabaipur by Hidayāt-allāh in the 41st year of Mughal Emperor 'Ālamgīr's reign, 1108 A.H. (1696 C.E.).
Dates
- Creation: 1108 A.H.
- Creation: 1696 C.E.
Creator
- Hidāyat-allāh, fl 1696 (Scribe) (Scribe, Person)
Language of Materials
Persian (Script: nasta'līq)
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).
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.
Creator
- Hidāyat-allāh, fl 1696 (Scribe) (Scribe, Person)
Source
- Anderson, Adam, 1797-1853 (Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice) (Donor, Person)
- Anderson, James, 1758-1833 (Persian Interpretor, East India Company) (Former owner, Person)
Repository Details
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