[Five texts in Persian, English, Kurdish (Laki and Ardalani) and Chagatai].

This material is held atBritish Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections

  • Reference
    • GB 59 Add MS 26319
  • Dates of Creation
    • 18th century - 19th century
  • Language of Material
    • Chagatai English Kurdish Persian
  • Physical Description
    • Codex ff. 30 Materials : Paper. Dimensions : 240 x 155 mm; folios of various sizes. Foliation : ff. 29. Pricking and Ruling : Black ink with occasional usage of red ink in the last text for underlines; occasional pencil marks. Script : Nastaliq. Binding : Western.

Scope and Content

A codex of three texts compiled separately:. ff. 1v-4r : Laki Kurdish-Persian glossary. ff. 5v-7r : Ardalani Kurdish-Persian glossary. ff. 9r-10r : Kurdish-English glossary. ff. 11v-16r : Chagatai-Persian glossary of unusual terms in the Vaqiat-i Baburi. ff. 18v-30v : Jām-i Jahānnamāī in Persian.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased from C. J. Erskine Esq. in February 1865.

Other Finding Aids

Rieu, Charles, Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts in the British Museum: Volume II (London: British Museum, 1881). p. 866.