[Collected works of Münif Mustafa Efendi]

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 9474
  • Dates of Creation
    • Late 18th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • Codex 60 ff Materials : Paper, the first two of which are marbled. Foliation : European, 60 ff. Dimensions : 240 mm x 138 mm. Ruling : Gold-ruled margins. Script : Talik.

Scope and Content

This volume contains the collected prose and poetry of Münif Mustafa Efendi (died 1156 AH/1743-44 CE), divided into two portions, each with an unvan and the first two folios marbled. The first portion contains: a collection of 39 sayings of the Prophet Muhammad صلعم, each of which has been provided with an Ottoman Turkish expansion in verse (ff 1v-4v); Zafername-yi mansur, on the victory of the Ottoman armies at Belgrade in 1152 AH (1739 CE) (ff 4v-10r); followed by a kaside on the same subject entitled Zafername-yi manzum (ff 10v-11v); and this, in turn, is followed by other kasideler, tahmisler, and chronograms (ff 11v-44r). The second portion of the collection begins on f 44v with gazeller, followed by kıt'alar (ff 55v-59r), a mektub-i manzum (ff 59r-60r), and three letters, one entitled Suret-i arz-i mülazemet. The final folio of the volume is missing. The text contains two unvans. The manuscript was likely copied in the late 18th century CE.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum in 1924.

Related Material

For more information on Münif Mustafa Efendi, see OM II, p. 418; HOP IV, p. 68; GOD IV, p. 164; Fatin, p. 384; YDK III, Fasikül 1, pp. 556-563.