[Divan-i Nevres] - [ديوان نورس]

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 7176
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1248
  • Language of Material
    • Persian Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 2 texts 109 ff Materials : Yellowish paper. Foliation : Western, 109 ff. Dimensions : 200 mm x 157 mm. Script : Nastaliq. Binding : Black leather binding with gold rose design bearing the ex-libris of Giritli Sırri Paşa.

Scope and Content

This volume contains the collected poetry of Abdürrezak Nevres, also known as Nevres-i Kadim (died 1175 AH/1761-62 CE). The Divan's contents are as follows:. ff 1v-9v : Na't;. ff 9v-21v : Chronograms;. ff 21v-41r : Kasideler, many of which are dedicated to Ali Paşa;. ff 41r-43r : Terkibibentler;. ff 43r-47r : Kasidesler ending in a chronogram on f 47r;. ff 47r-57r : Various tahmisat on kasideler of Urfi (f 47r) and Sa'di (f 51v) and on a gazel of Ragıp Paşa;. ff 57r-70r : A terciibent and gazeller;. ff 70r-78v : More chronograms;. ff 78v-85v : Persian gazeller;. ff 85v-91v : Rubaiyat and mukataat. After the Divan-i Nevres comes a short mesnevi by the same author (ff 92v-103v) entitled Gazve-yi Bedr, a poetical account of the Battle of Badr that is poorly known. The name of the author appears on f 96v. Similar to the work by Mazlumizade on the same topic, there is a list of all the Prophet's Ashab present at the battle after the end of the poem (ff 103v-109r). Both the Divan and the Gazve-yi Bedr were copied in 1248 AH (1832-33 CE).

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Acquisition Information

Bequeathed by E. J. W. Gibb in 1901.

Related Material

Another copy of this work can be found at Or 9513. For more information on the poet, please see HOP IV, p. 134; EI IV, p. 907; Karatay II, p. 201; OM II, p. 459; SO IV, p. 587; and GO, pp. 294-95.