Author
Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Jami (Persian, died 898 AH/AD 1492), Baba Shah ibn Sultan 'Ali iIsfahani (Iranian)
Publication Date
999 AH/AD 1591 (Safavid)
Publication Place
Iran (Place of Origin) -
Subject
Islamic World, Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Folio H: 8 7/8 x W: 5 1/8 in. (22.5 x 13.0 cm)
Library
The Walters Art Museum
Record ID
W.643
Library Location
Not on view
Date
999 AH/AD 1591 (Safavid)
Notes
Walters manuscript W.643 is an illuminated manuscript comprised of 3 short works on Sufism by Nur al-Din 'Abd al-Rahman Jami (died 898 AH/AD 1492), produced in Safavid Iran. The first work is called Lavayih and consists of a collection of apophthegms. The second work is a commentary on the famous Arabic "Wine poem" (Khamriyah) by 'Umar ibn Farid (died 632 AH/AD 1235). The third work is a commentary on the "Song of the flute" from the beginning of the Masnavi of Jalal al-Din Rumi (died 672 AH/AD 1273). The manuscript was written in Nasta'liq script by the well-known Iranian calligrapher Baba Shah ibn Sultan 'Ali Isfahani in 999 AH/AD 1591. There is a note dated to the year 1105 AH/AD 1694 on fol. 1a indicating that the manuscript is made up of 2 papers: Samarqandi (for the text) and Dawlatabadi (for the margins). There are also seals dating between the 11th century AH/AD 17th and the13th century AH/AD 19th.
Bağış/Edinim
Acquired by Henry Walters
