عيار دانش ‘Iyār-i dānish', 1184 A.H., 1770 C.E.
Scope and Contents
A Persian translation of Kalīlah and Dimnah made at the command of Mughal ruler Akbar the Great (r. 1556-1605 C.E.) by his favourite Prime Minister and Secretary, Shaykh Abū al-Faz̤l " 'Allāmī " b. Shaykh Mubārak Nāgūrī. This work may be regarded as a later version of the Anwār-i Suhaylī by Kamāl al-Dīn Ḥusayn Vāʿiẓ Kāshifī, born ca. 840 A.H. (1436-37 C.E.) died. 910 A.H. (1504-5 C.E.).
Copied by Shaykh Ghiyās̲ al-Dīn of Ḥusaynābād (near Huglī) for Casparus Elbrecht.
The donation of this item has been attributed to David Anderson. However, the presence of an annotation on the fly leaf signed by a William Wright JCD, 10th May, 1856, post-dating David Anderson's collection entering the library in 1834, could signify that attribution being incorrect.
Dates
- Creation: 1184 A.H.
- Creation: 1770 C.E.
Creator
- Ghiyās̲ al-Dīn, Shaykh, fl 1770 (Scribe) (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).
Custodial History
Copied for Casparus Elbrecht. Sticker inside of back cover of "T. Connolly, Bookseller, 10 Up. Ormond Quay, Dublin". Note inside of flyleaf in English gives a description of the work and is signed by a William Wright JCD, 10th May, 1856.
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)
- Elbrecht, Casparus, fl 1770 (Former owner of manuscript) (Former owner, Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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