This volume contains the Ottoman Turkish poetry of İmadüddin Nesimi (died 820 AH/1417-18 CE). The Divan begins with a mesnevi, followed by gazeller (ff 2v-86v), and rubaiyat (ff 86v-95r). The colophon (f 95r) states that the manuscript was copied in 1240 AH (1824-25 CE) by Derviş Ahmet. After a blank folio, there are some poems by Aşık consisting of a muhammes (f 96r), a müseddes (f 96v), a müstezad (ff 97v-98r), and a few gazeller. It is uncertain which of the poets named Aşık is represented in this manuscript. The hand is the same as that used for the Divan of Nesimi. On f 101r, there is a half-obliterated inscription giving the date 1245 AH (1829-30 CE). Some of the lines, especially those at the end of pages, are written diagonally. On the first folio, there is a poem written in alternate diagonal lines of red and black ink entitled Min kelam-ı kâtip ül-küttab, whose name appears to have been Ahmet. The outer margins of many of the folios show damp staining.
Divan-i Nesimi - ديوان نسيمى
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- Reference
- GB 59 Or 7174
- Dates of Creation
- 1240
- Language of Material
- Turkish
- Physical Description
- 1 text 101 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 101 ff. Dimensions : 220 mm x 163 mm. Script : Nesih. Ink : Primarily black ink, with occasional lines written in red ink.
Scope and Content
Access Information
Not Public Record(s)
Unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Bequeathed by E. J. W. Gibb in 1901.
Bibliography
The current copy differs considerably from an edition printed in Istanbul in 1260 AH (1844-45 CE) at the Dar üt-Tıbaat il-Âmire.