This volume contains the works of Nabi (died 1124 AH/1712-13 CE) divided into the following sections :. ff 1v-41r : Hayriye or Hayriname, a didactic mesnevi written for the instruction of the author's son, Ebü'l Hayr;. ff 42v-92r : Hayrabad, a similar mesnevi, with a romantic element, completed in 1117 AH (1705-06 CE), according to a chronogram at the end of the work;. ff 92r-112r : Mesneviler, including one poem that bears the title Gülşen-i devlet;. ff 112v-152v : Kasideler and na't;. ff 153v-305v : Gazeller;. ff 306r-362r : The remaining poems of the Divan, including mukattaat (ff 306r-311v); rubaiyat (ff 312r-323r); müfredat (ff 323r-327v); muammayat (ff 327v-336v); elğaz (ff 336v-340r); chronograms and tahmisat (ff 340r-362r). The text contains three unvans. The manuscript was likely copied in the 18th century and the calligraphy is divided into two sections : talik (ff 1v-152v; 303r-362r) and nastaliq (ff 153v-302v).
[Külliyat-i Nabi] - [كليات نابى]
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- Reference
- GB 59 Or 7158
- Dates of Creation
- 18th century
- Language of Material
- Turkish
- Physical Description
- 6 texts 362 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : Western, 362 ff. Dimensions : 210 mm x 150 mm. Script : Talik, Nastaliq.
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Bequeathed by E. J. W. Gibb in 1909.