[Divan-i Şemsi] - [ديوان شمسى]

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 9476
  • Dates of Creation
    • Early 17th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 93 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 93 ff. Dimensions : 213 mm x 137 mm. Ruling : Gold-ruled columns. Script : Calligraphic nestalik. Binding : Contemporary binding.

Scope and Content

This volume contains the Divan of Şemsi (Ahmet Şemsi Paşa, died 988 AH/1580 CE). The Divan begins with a na't, followed by kasideler ending on f 9r, which begin with a kaside in praise of Sultan Kanuni Süleyman (Süleyman I). The gazeller then occupy the following folios (ff 9v-81v), after which the remaining poems in this volume are 4 tahmisler on gazeller of Muhibbi (Süleyman I), 4 muhammes, 7 murabba (ff 88r-91v), and some kıt'alar and rubaiyat (ff 91v-92v). The text contains two unvans. The manuscript was copied at İstanbul by Cevri Çelebi, a famous calligrapher. No date is given, but we do know that İbrahim Çelebi died in 1065 AH (1654-55 CE), making this the latest that the copy could have been produced.

Access Information

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Unrestricted

Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum in 1924.

Related Material

For more information about Şemsi, please see Rossi, p. 218; Flügel I, p. 615; Berlin nr. 333; and YDK I, p. 166. For more information about the calligrapher, Cevri Çelebi, see HOP III, p. 298.