Ṣaḥīfah-i Shāhī.

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Format
Manuscript, Book
Language
Persian
Published/​Created
[1511]
Description
88 leaves : paper ; 249 x 169 (188 x 120) mm. bound to 260 x 176 mm.

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    Summary note
    Treatise on letter writing which is an abridgment of the author's Makhzan al-inshāʼ. According to the preface, it consists of an ʻunwān, three ṣaḥifah, and a khātimah; this copy is complete through ṣaḥīfah 2.
    Notes
    • Ms. codex.
    • Title from text on fol. 2a.
    • On spine: Label reading "13" in Arabic script.
    • Physical description: 28 lines per page; written in neat naskh in black on tan glazed, laid Arabic paper. Rubrication and catchwords. Extensive staining and marginal paper repairs; mild insect damage. A few leaves are detached.
    • Origin: 1 Rabīʻ II 917 H [28 June 1511] (fol. 88b).
    • Incipit: اى بنامت صحيفة شاهى * شده مشهور ماه تا ماهى
    Binding note
    Modern orange leather binding with panel stamp.
    Language note
    Persian.
    Provenance
    Owner's stamps on fol. 78b and other pages throughout ms.
    References
    Storey, C. A. Persian literature, III, 262
    OCLC
    817247375
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