باششٿه جوگ Bāshishṭah Jūg, 1198 A.H., 1783 C.E.
Scope and Contents
An exposition of Hindu mysticism of which this is an abridged form. The original translation is by Shaykh Abū al-Faz̤l 'Allāmī', who completed it at the request of Mughal ruler Akbar the Great (r. 1556-1605 C.E.) in 1006 A.H., 1597 C.E.
Copied at Calcutta by Shaykh Aḥmad-Baksh of Aẓīmābād (Patna) and dated with the Dated the Faṣlī year 1192 (see dating for A.H. and C.E. equivalents).
In the same hand as, and bearing very similar physical features to, Or Mss 328 and 329. It is highly likely that all three manuscripts are of shared origin and production history.
Dates
- Creation: 1198 A.H.
- Creation: 1783 C.E.
Creator
- Ṣiddīqī, Shaykh Aḥmad-Baksh, fl 1783 (scribe) (Scribe, Person)
Language of Materials
Persian (Script: nasta'līq-shikastah)
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).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bequeathed to the University of Edinburgh Library by David Anderson in 1828, entered the library in 1834.
Processing Information
Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.
Source
- Anderson, David, 1750-1828 (Diplomat, East India Company) (Donor, Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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