Shahnama

Name: Shahnama
Author: Firdausi

İsim	Shahnama
Yazar	Firdausi
Tür	Belge
Dil	Farsça
Dijital	Evet
Yazma	Evet
Sayfa Sayısı	18
Fiziksel Boyutlar	684 ff. Codex. Complete.
Kütüphane:	Cambridge Dijital Kütüphanesi
Kayıt Numarası	MS-BE-MS-OR-FOL-00172
Lokasyon	Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin — Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Ms. or. fol. 172
Tarih	Gregorian: 17th/C.-1699-1600
Notlar	This manuscript entered the library rather early but nothing is known about the particular circumstances of its acquisition. It has a European binding. The text is written in fine nasta'liq and provided with illuminations of high quality. They include a heading on f. 1v, an octagon with pendants and a frame of golden cartouches on f. 15r, another framed page with a medallion on f. 370r, and two double-page frontispieces, one for the start of the poem (ff. 15v-16r) and one for the beginning of the reign of Luhrasp (ff. 370v-371r), all showing strong affinities with Khurasan models. Dominated by blue and gold, the frontispiece decoration is divided into a central area surrounded by panels and a small inner border (with black cartouches), and a straight wider outer border, this one decorated with heavy split-leaf tendrils filled with flower scrolls. In other areas of the frontispiece, elegant flowering tendrils are set against the ground. The unconnected juxtaposition of geometric shapes including upright cartouches in the horizontal panels looks strange. The octagon (f. 15r) too has a very unusual structure accentuating square shapes, and placing two cartouches forming a cross in the centre. In general, common elements of Khurasan illumination are several times combined in a new way. The manuscript starts with the 'old' preface, followed by an illuminated table of the Iranian dynasties, mentioning for each king the length of his reign, his most important deeds etc., and finally a glossary of names and obsolete words. The epic is divided into two parts, the second of which starts with the reign of Luhrasp.There are 17 illustrations, very unevenly distributed throughout the text, privileging not only the legendary part but also leaving about three hundred folios unillustrated between the early heroic deeds of Rustam and the beginning of the story of Isfandiyar. Among the pictures is just one battle scene (a single combat, f. 398r). It seems, however, that this is not the original cycle. There are pages (ff. 286-290) from the Barzunama, at least some leaves that were added later (ff. 90-93) and pages with diagonally written lines not followed by miniatures. A detailed examination of the manuscript is needed to determine the original parts and identify possible losses. Stylistically, the miniatures belong to two groups. According to Stchoukine, the first represents Mughal painting of the Jahangir period (1605-28), and the second an 18th-century provincial version of the Mughal style.(Karin Ruhrdanz)Bibliography:W. Pertsch, Die Handschriftenverzeichnisse der königlichen Bibliothek zu Berlin, 4: Verzeichnis der persischen Handschriften, Berlin, 1888, pp. 732-4, no. 702.I. Stchoukine, B. Flemming, P. Luft & H. Sohrweide, Illuminierte islamische Handschriften, Wiesbaden, 1971, pp. 164-6, no. 63.
Süsleme	Firdausi and the poets of GhaznaFolio number: 007vLocation in text:Mohl -1d, Preface, first line: None, break line before: None, break line after: None, last line: None.Kayumars enthronedFolio number: 019vLocation in text:Mohl 1, Kayumars (30 years), first line: 10, break line before: 9, break line after: 14.0, last line: 15.Bertels 1, Kayumars (72), first line: 10.0, break line before: 9.0, break line after: 14.0, last line: 15.Zahhak consults physiciansFolio number: 024rNotes: Zahhak is seated on a throne while the snakes growing out of his shoulders are being fed from large bowls lifted by two servants. The throne is set in a walled garden with a small pond, in which a duck is swimming. Zahhak is barefeet and leans backwards against a cushion with one foot on the throne. A few courtiers fill the scene, plus a man with what seems to be a rosary and some letters in his hand. Outside the wall is a man with a donkey. The painting here and there is slightly damaged. IIllustrated in Stchoukine et al., pl. 44.Location in text:Mohl 4, Jamshid (700 years), first line: 182, break line before: 182, break line after: 184.0, last line: 183.Bertels 4, Jamshid (192), first line: 159.0, break line before: 159.0, break line after: 161.0, last line: 183.Jamshid before the daughter of the king of Gurang and Zabulistan Scene Title:Scene from the GarshaspnamaFolio number: 026rNotes: Jamshid before the daughter of the king of Gurang and Zabulistan.Location in text:Mohl -2c, Garshaspnama, first line: None, break line before: None, break line after: None, last line: None.Rustam kills Zal's white elephantFolio number: 071rNotes: Three lines have dropped out here above the picture, probably because Mohl line 1839 begins 'tahamtan..' and the scribe may have jumped straight to 1842, which also begins with the same word.Location in text:Mohl 7, Manuchihr (120 years), first line: 1838, break line before: 1842, break line after: 1843.0, last line: 1844.Bertels 7, Manuchihr (1654), first line: 1617.24, break line before: 1617.28, break line after: 1617.29, last line: 1844.Rustam catches RakhshFolio number: 082vLocation in text:Mohl 10, Garshasp (9 years), first line: 120, break line before: 121, break line after: 122.0, last line: 122.Bertels 10, Garshasp (206), first line: 77.0, break line before: 78.0, break line after: 79.0, last line: 122.Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lionsFolio number: 390vLocation in text:Mohl 15, Gushtasp (120 years), first line: 1649, break line before: 1654, break line after: 1655.0, last line: 1656.Bertels 26, Gushtasp - Haft Khwan-i Isfandiyar (849), first line: 112.0, break line before: 117.0, break line after: 118.0, last line: 1656.Isfandiyar throws Kuhram from his saddleFolio number: 398rLocation in text:Mohl 15, Gushtasp (120 years), first line: 2256, break line before: 2265, break line after: 2268.0, last line: 2267.Bertels 26, Gushtasp - Haft Khwan-i Isfandiyar (849), first line: 717.0, break line before: 726.0, break line after: 729.0, last line: 2267.Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrowFolio number: 416vLocation in text:Mohl 15, Gushtasp (120 years), first line: 3784, break line before: 3784, break line after: 3788.0, last line: 3787.Bertels 27, Gushtasp - Rustam and Isfandiyar (1676), first line: 1388.0, break line before: 1388.0, break line after: 1392.0, last line: 3787.Rustam kills Shaghad before dyingFolio number: 423rLocation in text:Mohl 15, Gushtasp (120 years), first line: 4271, break line before: 4272, break line after: 4277.0, last line: 4276.Bertels 28, Goshtasp - Rustam and Shaghad (357), first line: 206.0, break line before: 207.0, break line after: 212.0, last line: 4276.Qaydafa shows Iskandar his portraitScene Title:Iskandar visits Qaydafa disguised as a messengerFolio number: 448rLocation in text:Mohl 20, Iskandar (14 years), first line: None, break line before: 879, break line after: 883.0, last line: 883.Iskandar in Abyssinia Scene Title:Iskandar sees the marvels of the eastern seaFolio number: 452rLocation in text:Mohl 20, Iskandar (14 years), first line: 1191, break line before: 1193, break line after: 1198.0, last line: 1197.Bertels 33, Iskandar (1931), first line: 1153.0, break line before: 1155.0, break line after: 1160.0, last line: 1197.Iskandar builds a wall against Gog and MagogFolio number: 456vLocation in text:Mohl 20, Iskandar (14 years), first line: 1495, break line before: 1494, break line after: 1498.0, last line: 1501.Bertels 33, Iskandar (1931), first line: 1467.0, break line before: 1466.0, break line after: 1470.0, last line: 1501.Bahram Gur hunts in the company of AzadaFolio number: 493vLocation in text:Mohl 34, Yazdagird the Sinner (21 years), first line: 194, break line before: 194, break line after: 195.0, last line: 195.Bahram Gur snatches the crown from between two lionsScene Title:Bahram Gur fights two lions to win the throneFolio number: 499vLocation in text:Mohl 34, Yazdagird the Sinner (21 years), first line: 680, break line before: 679, break line after: 684.0, last line: 681.Bertels 47, Yazdagird son of Bazakar (693), first line: 680.0, break line before: 679.0, break line after: 681.0, last line: 681.Bahram Gur and the miller's daughtersFolio number: 508rLocation in text:Mohl 35, Bahram Gur (1) (63 years), first line: 483, break line before: 484, break line after: 487.0, last line: 488.Bertels 48, Bahram Gur (2593), first line: 474.0, break line before: 475.0, break line after: 478.0, last line: 488.Shirin greets Khusrau Parviz returning from the huntScene Title:Shirin greets Khusrau Parviz on his way to the huntFolio number: 657rLocation in text:Mohl 43, Khusrau Parviz (38 years), first line: 3530, break line before: 3531, break line after: 3536.0, last line: 3534.Bertels 56, Khusrau Parviz (4083), first line: 3413.0, break line before: 3414.0, break line after: 3419.0, last line: 3534.Sample pageFolio number: 308r
Mizanpaj	4 columns. 22 rows. Leaf height: 295 mm, width: 165 mm. Written height: 188 mm, width: 98 mm.
Menşei Yeri	India
Yazı Tipi	Nasta'liq.
Yüzyıl 1	1600s C.E.
Oluşturma Tarihi (Bağlantı Türü)	keyword search
Oluşturma Türü	creation
Yıl (Bitiş)	1699
Yıl (Başlangıç)	1600
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Sayfa Sayısı 18

Fiziksel Boyutlar 684 ff. Codex. Complete.

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Kayıt Numarası MS-BE-MS-OR-FOL-00172

Lokasyon Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin — Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin Ms. or. fol. 172

Tarih Gregorian: 17th/C.-1699-1600

Notlar This manuscript entered the library rather early but nothing is known about the particular circumstances of its acquisition. It has a European binding. The text is written in fine nasta'liq and provided with illuminations of high quality. They include a heading on f. 1v, an octagon with pendants and a frame of golden cartouches on f. 15r, another framed page with a medallion on f. 370r, and two double-page frontispieces, one for the start of the poem (ff. 15v-16r) and one for the beginning of the reign of Luhrasp (ff. 370v-371r), all showing strong affinities with Khurasan models. Dominated by blue and gold, the frontispiece decoration is divided into a central area surrounded by panels and a small inner border (with black cartouches), and a straight wider outer border, this one decorated with heavy split-leaf tendrils filled with flower scrolls. In other areas of the frontispiece, elegant flowering tendrils are set against the ground. The unconnected juxtaposition of geometric shapes including upright cartouches in the horizontal panels looks strange. The octagon (f. 15r) too has a very unusual structure accentuating square shapes, and placing two cartouches forming a cross in the centre. In general, common elements of Khurasan illumination are several times combined in a new way. The manuscript starts with the 'old' preface, followed by an illuminated table of the Iranian dynasties, mentioning for each king the length of his reign, his most important deeds etc., and finally a glossary of names and obsolete words. The epic is divided into two parts, the second of which starts with the reign of Luhrasp.There are 17 illustrations, very unevenly distributed throughout the text, privileging not only the legendary part but also leaving about three hundred folios unillustrated between the early heroic deeds of Rustam and the beginning of the story of Isfandiyar. Among the pictures is just one battle scene (a single combat, f. 398r). It seems, however, that this is not the original cycle. There are pages (ff. 286-290) from the Barzunama, at least some leaves that were added later (ff. 90-93) and pages with diagonally written lines not followed by miniatures. A detailed examination of the manuscript is needed to determine the original parts and identify possible losses. Stylistically, the miniatures belong to two groups. According to Stchoukine, the first represents Mughal painting of the Jahangir period (1605-28), and the second an 18th-century provincial version of the Mughal style.(Karin Ruhrdanz)Bibliography:W. Pertsch, Die Handschriftenverzeichnisse der königlichen Bibliothek zu Berlin, 4: Verzeichnis der persischen Handschriften, Berlin, 1888, pp. 732-4, no. 702.I. Stchoukine, B. Flemming, P. Luft & H. Sohrweide, Illuminierte islamische Handschriften, Wiesbaden, 1971, pp. 164-6, no. 63.

Süsleme Firdausi and the poets of GhaznaFolio number: 007vLocation in text:Mohl -1d, Preface, first line: None, break line before: None, break line after: None, last line: None.Kayumars enthronedFolio number: 019vLocation in text:Mohl 1, Kayumars (30 years), first line: 10, break line before: 9, break line after: 14.0, last line: 15.Bertels 1, Kayumars (72), first line: 10.0, break line before: 9.0, break line after: 14.0, last line: 15.Zahhak consults physiciansFolio number: 024rNotes: Zahhak is seated on a throne while the snakes growing out of his shoulders are being fed from large bowls lifted by two servants. The throne is set in a walled garden with a small pond, in which a duck is swimming. Zahhak is barefeet and leans backwards against a cushion with one foot on the throne. A few courtiers fill the scene, plus a man with what seems to be a rosary and some letters in his hand. Outside the wall is a man with a donkey. The painting here and there is slightly damaged. IIllustrated in Stchoukine et al., pl. 44.Location in text:Mohl 4, Jamshid (700 years), first line: 182, break line before: 182, break line after: 184.0, last line: 183.Bertels 4, Jamshid (192), first line: 159.0, break line before: 159.0, break line after: 161.0, last line: 183.Jamshid before the daughter of the king of Gurang and Zabulistan *Scene Title:Scene from the GarshaspnamaFolio number: 026rNotes: Jamshid before the daughter of the king of Gurang and Zabulistan.Location in text:Mohl -2c, Garshaspnama, first line: None, break line before: None, break line after: None, last line: None.Rustam kills Zal's white elephantFolio number: 071rNotes: Three lines have dropped out here above the picture, probably because Mohl line 1839 begins 'tahamtan..' and the scribe may have jumped straight to 1842, which also begins with the same word.Location in text:Mohl 7, Manuchihr (120 years), first line: 1838, break line before: 1842, break line after: 1843.0, last line: 1844.Bertels 7, Manuchihr (1654), first line: 1617.24, break line before: 1617.28, break line after: 1617.29, last line: 1844.Rustam catches RakhshFolio number: 082vLocation in text:Mohl 10, Garshasp (9 years), first line: 120, break line before: 121, break line after: 122.0, last line: 122.Bertels 10, Garshasp (206), first line: 77.0, break line before: 78.0, break line after: 79.0, last line: 122.Isfandiyar's second labour: he fights the lionsFolio number: 390vLocation in text:Mohl 15, Gushtasp (120 years), first line: 1649, break line before: 1654, break line after: 1655.0, last line: 1656.Bertels 26, Gushtasp - Haft Khwan-i Isfandiyar (849), first line: 112.0, break line before: 117.0, break line after: 118.0, last line: 1656.Isfandiyar throws Kuhram from his saddleFolio number: 398rLocation in text:Mohl 15, Gushtasp (120 years), first line: 2256, break line before: 2265, break line after: 2268.0, last line: 2267.Bertels 26, Gushtasp - Haft Khwan-i Isfandiyar (849), first line: 717.0, break line before: 726.0, break line after: 729.0, last line: 2267.Rustam shoots Isfandiyar in the eyes with a double-pointed arrowFolio number: 416vLocation in text:Mohl 15, Gushtasp (120 years), first line: 3784, break line before: 3784, break line after: 3788.0, last line: 3787.Bertels 27, Gushtasp - Rustam and Isfandiyar (1676), first line: 1388.0, break line before: 1388.0, break line after: 1392.0, last line: 3787.Rustam kills Shaghad before dyingFolio number: 423rLocation in text:Mohl 15, Gushtasp (120 years), first line: 4271, break line before: 4272, break line after: 4277.0, last line: 4276.Bertels 28, Goshtasp - Rustam and Shaghad (357), first line: 206.0, break line before: 207.0, break line after: 212.0, last line: 4276.Qaydafa shows Iskandar his portraitScene Title:Iskandar visits Qaydafa disguised as a messengerFolio number: 448rLocation in text:Mohl 20, Iskandar (14 years), first line: None, break line before: 879, break line after: 883.0, last line: 883.Iskandar in Abyssinia *Scene Title:Iskandar sees the marvels of the eastern seaFolio number: 452rLocation in text:Mohl 20, Iskandar (14 years), first line: 1191, break line before: 1193, break line after: 1198.0, last line: 1197.Bertels 33, Iskandar (1931), first line: 1153.0, break line before: 1155.0, break line after: 1160.0, last line: 1197.Iskandar builds a wall against Gog and MagogFolio number: 456vLocation in text:Mohl 20, Iskandar (14 years), first line: 1495, break line before: 1494, break line after: 1498.0, last line: 1501.Bertels 33, Iskandar (1931), first line: 1467.0, break line before: 1466.0, break line after: 1470.0, last line: 1501.Bahram Gur hunts in the company of AzadaFolio number: 493vLocation in text:Mohl 34, Yazdagird the Sinner (21 years), first line: 194, break line before: 194, break line after: 195.0, last line: 195.Bahram Gur snatches the crown from between two lionsScene Title:Bahram Gur fights two lions to win the throneFolio number: 499vLocation in text:Mohl 34, Yazdagird the Sinner (21 years), first line: 680, break line before: 679, break line after: 684.0, last line: 681.Bertels 47, Yazdagird son of Bazakar (693), first line: 680.0, break line before: 679.0, break line after: 681.0, last line: 681.Bahram Gur and the miller's daughtersFolio number: 508rLocation in text:Mohl 35, Bahram Gur (1) (63 years), first line: 483, break line before: 484, break line after: 487.0, last line: 488.Bertels 48, Bahram Gur (2593), first line: 474.0, break line before: 475.0, break line after: 478.0, last line: 488.Shirin greets Khusrau Parviz returning from the huntScene Title:Shirin greets Khusrau Parviz on his way to the huntFolio number: 657rLocation in text:Mohl 43, Khusrau Parviz (38 years), first line: 3530, break line before: 3531, break line after: 3536.0, last line: 3534.Bertels 56, Khusrau Parviz (4083), first line: 3413.0, break line before: 3414.0, break line after: 3419.0, last line: 3534.Sample pageFolio number: 308r

Mizanpaj 4 columns. 22 rows. Leaf height: 295 mm, width: 165 mm. Written height: 188 mm, width: 98 mm.

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Yüzyıl 1 1600s C.E.

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