SAFAVID IRAN, DATED AH 990/1582-83 AD

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THE FORTY SAYINGS OF THE PROPHET WITH PERSIAN TRANSLATION BY JAMI
SAFAVID IRAN, DATED AH 990/1582-83 AD
Arabic and Persian manuscript on gold-sprinkled paper, 7ff. each with two panels of 4ll. of elegant black nasta'liq arranged on the diagonal and alternating with lines of larger nasta'liq, a further line above and below, with gold intercolumnar and interlinear rules, the text panels with gold, black and blue rules, first folio with gold and polychrome illuminated headpiece, colophon partly erased with the re-inked signature of Muhammad Husayn Katib and the date of AH 990/1582-83 AD, additionally stating the date of the translation of the work as AH 886/1481-82 AD, later owner's notes on reverse of opening folio, in brown gilt painted Ottoman binding, marbled-paper doublures
Text panel 4 ¼ x 2 3/8in. (11 x 6cm.); folio 7 x 4 ½in. (17.5 x 11.5cm.)

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Lot Essay

Our manuscript encompasses the poet Jami's (d. 1492 AD) Persian versification of the Arba'in, the Forty Sayings of the Prophet Muhammad which was completed by him in AH 886/1480 AD. The date of this translation is also stated on the last folio of our manuscript.

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