دستور العملِ خالصهٔ شريفه وغيره Dastūr al-‘amal-i khāliṣah-i sharīfah, etc., undated
Scope and Contents
A collection of useful notes on miscellaneous subjects. The contents are briefly:
General matters in connection with the administration of the kingdoms of South Asia and Persia. Explanations of terms used to indicate the various officials from the king downwards, their duties, ranks, titles, etc.; brief notes on the geography and history of some of the important provinces adjoining to and including Persia and South Asia; the names of the numerous kings who ruled over those areas, with periods of their reigns; the varieties of paper and documents; the names of Arabic, Persian, and Hindi calendar months, weeks, and days; numerals; time-tables; enumeration of the alphabet; the varieties of soil; weights and measures; rules for making official treasury and stewards' records; the duties of the 'Āmils (collectors); the technical terms for all varieties of articles of apparel, ornament, etc.; the definition of most of the names ending with "khānah" e.g. jawāhir-khānah (jewel house), and, last, though not least, notes on Persian grammar and composition, and subjects usually treated in verse by the Persian poets: the address to the Almighty and praise of the Prophet; Suflism; love; music; scenery; satire; grief; advice; history; travel; courage; etc.
The author, under the headings of each and every section, has quoted selected verses from some hundreds of different poets, who flourished in Persia and India.
Dates
- Creation: undated
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).
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)
Cultural context
Repository Details
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