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Image Number: 
BRO_Persian_MS_267
Reference Number: 
Persian MS 267
Link to Catalogue: 
Parent Work Title: 
Yūsuf va Zulaykhā
Creator: 
‘Abd al-Raḥman Jāmī, 1414-1492
Creator Role: 
Author
Creator: 
Abd al-Raḥīm Bayg
Creator Role: 
Scribe
Description: 
A complete, unillustrated copy of the romance of Yūsuf va Zulaykhā, which comprises the fifth of seven books in the collection entitled Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones), composed by Timurid-era poet ‘Abd al-Raḥmān Jāmī (d. 1492) in 957 AH (1550–51 CE). A mystical love story of the Prophet Joseph and Potiphar's wife, the author primarily drew inspiration from the twelfth chapter of the Qur'ān Sūrah Yūsuf and references by prior poets. A scribe named ‘Abd al-Raḥīm Bayg probably copied this undated volume for Sir William Jones in Calcutta (Kolkata) between 1783 and 1793 CE.
Language Code: 
per
Language: 
Persian
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Codex
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Paper
Item Height: 
240 mm
Item Width: 
150 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance: 
Bland, Nathaniel, 1803-1865, former owner
Provenance: 
Quaritch, Bernard, 1819-1899, former owner
Provenance: 
Evans, Robert Harding, 1778-1857, former owner
Provenance: 
Pettigrew, Thomas Joseph, 1791-1865, former owner
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2024-04-29
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2024-05
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB
Collection Code: 
Rylands