[Şah u Geda] - [شاه و كدا]

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 1159
  • Dates of Creation
    • 998
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 64 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : Western, 64 ff. Dimensions : 178 mm x 95 mm. Ruling : Ruled margins. Script : Nastaliq.

Scope and Content

This volume contains the poem Şah u Geda by Yahya Efendi of the Dukagjini family of Albania. It was likely composed during his exile to the Sancak of Zvornik, Bosnia. An inscription of the former owner, Mehmet ul-Kâtip, a Janissary, can be found at the end of the volume, alongside the date 1008 AH (1599-1600 CE). The volume contains a single unvan. The manuscript was completed in the year 998 AH (1589-90 CE).

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Acquired from the collection of Alexandre Jaba on 12 October 1872.

Other Finding Aids

See Rieu, Catalogue of the Turkish Manuscripts in the British Museum, p. 183.

Related Material

For another copy, see Or 1147 text 5, Or 7222 text 1, Or 7223, Or 7224, and Or 16422.