Seliminame - سمینینامه

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12962
  • Dates of Creation
    • 948
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 52 ff Material : Paper. Foliation : European, 52 ff. Dimensions : 205 mm x 178 mm. Script : Nesih.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a history of the reign of Selim I (Yavuz Selim) in verse, composed by Şükri-yi Bitlisi (died 937 AH/1531 CE?). The text is imperfect at the beginning. This manuscript was copied in 948 AH (1541-42 CE).

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum from Dr. Oskar Rescher in February 1965.

Related Material

For more information about Şükri, see Özcan, Abdülkadir, 'Şükrî-yi Bitlisî: Selimnâme adlı eseriyle tanınan müellif ve şair,' Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi. Last accessed: 17 August 2021. https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/sukri-yi-bitlisi. For more information about the Selimname genre, see Uğur, Ahmet, 'Selimnâme: Yavuz Sultan Selim ve dönemiyle ilgili eserlerin genel adı,' Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi. Last accessed: 17 August 2021. https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/selimname.