یوسف و زلیخا Yūsuf-u Zulaykhā, undated (original text compiled 15th Cent. C.E.)
Scope and Contents
A popular poem on the love of Yūsuf and Zalīkhā by the celebrated Persian poet Jāmī (d. 898 A.H.,1492 C.E.).
Dates
- Creation: undated (original text compiled 15th 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
The donor says that the manuscript was acquired in Orissa in 1865 during the famine there. "One day a man came and offered me the book for sale and said he was obliged to sell it to buy food."
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
- Rampini, Robert Fulton, 1844-1927 (East India Company Official) (Donor, Person)
Genre / Form
Repository Details
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