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طلسم حيرت Ṭilsim-i ḥayrat, undated copy (extant by 18th cent. C.E.)

 Item
Identifier: Or Ms 317

Scope and Contents

A mas̲navī by Mirzā ‘Abd al-Qādir Astarābādī, poetically styled "Bīdil" (d. 1133 A.H., 1720 C.E.).

Frontispiece illuminated.

Dates

  • Creation: undated copy (extant by 18th cent. C.E.)

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).

Custodial History

Bears a seal of the owner ‘Ibād-Allāh, dated 1188 A.H., 1774 C.E.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bequeathed to the University of Edinburgh Library by David Anderson in 1828, entered the library in 1834.

Physical Description

Bound with OR MS. 315

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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