Divan-i Şeyh Zekai - ديوان سيخ ذكائى

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 13359
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1250
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 51 ff Material : Paper. Foliation : European, 54 ff (51 ff with text, 3 ff blank). Dimensions : 170 mm x 110 mm. Script : Rık'a.

Scope and Content

This volume contains the collected poetry of Mustafa Zekai (died 1227 AH/1812-13 CE), a Halveti Şeyh. The Divan opens with na'tlar, mersiyeler, and kasideler (ff 1v-20v), followed by gazeller (ff 21v-50r), alphabetically arranged. The concluding section of the text comprises of kıt'alar and a muamma (ff 50v-51r). This manuscript was copied by Mehmet Emin el-Sadi in 1250 AH (1834-35 CE).

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum from Ad Orientem Ltd. in May 1972.

Related Material

For more information on the poet, see OM II, p. 342.