[Four Divanlar of Mustafa Rıza Neccarzade]

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12119
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1240
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 4 texts 229 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 229 ff. Dimensions : 168 mm x 115 mm. Ruling : Gold-ruled columns. Script : Nesih. Binding : Original binding with flap.

Scope and Content

This volume contains the following four Divanlar by Mustafa Rıza Neccarzade, a Nakşibendi Şeyh who died in 1159 AH (1746-47 CE) :. (I) ff 1v-76r : Tuhfetü'l-irşad, which begins with a na't, followed by gazeller (f 9v);. (II) ff 77v-126v : Varidat-i gaybiye, with the gazeller starting on f 85v;. (III) ff 127v-175r : Zuhurat-i Mekkiye, with gazeller on f 136v;. (IV) ff 175v-229r : Hatime-yi Varidat, with the gazeller starting on f 187r. There is much confusion about the titles of the four Divanlar and in this copy only text I is provided with a title by the copyist. The text contains 6 unvans. This manuscript was copied in 1240 AH (1824-25 CE) by Derviş Mehmet Emin Zaik el-Burusi el Halveti.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Presented to the British Museum by Miss E. A. Quibell on 10 November 1956.

Related Material

Other Divanlar by Rıza Neccarzade can be found at Or 11069, Or 12397, and Or 14002. Another copy of text 3 can be found at Or 7188, and copies of texts II and IV can be found at Or 12004. For more information on the poet, see HOP IV, p. 89; OM II, p. 187; Salim, p. 305; and Safai.