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Image Number: 
Bookreader PersianMS_843
Reference Number: 
Persian MS 843
Parent Work Title: 
Ḥadīqat al-ḥaqīqah
Creator: 
Sanāʼī al-Ghaznavī, Abū al-Majd Majdūd ibn Ādam, d. ca. 1150
Creator Role: 
Author
Creator: 
Sanai
Creator Role: 
Author
Date Created: 
1282 [681 AH]
Description: 
First Persian mystical epic of Sufism. Earliest known manuscript of the complete work. 10,000 verses and a biography of Sanai. Illuminated. Although the text is in Persian, the headings are in Arabic.
Language Code: 
per
Language: 
Persian
Subject: 
Persian poetry
Subject: 
Persian literature
Subject: 
Sufism
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Codex
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2015-09-18
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2015-09
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB
Collection Code: 
Medieval