Menakıb-i Hazret-i Mevlana - مناقب حضرت مولانا

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12650
  • Dates of Creation
    • Early 17th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 214 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 214 ff. Dimensions : 275 mm x 165 mm. Script : Nestalik.

Scope and Content

This volume contains an Ottoman Turkish translation of the Thavāqib al-manāqib-i avliya Allāh (ثواقب مناقب اوليا الله) of ᶜabd al-vahhāb ibn Jalāl al-Dīn Hamadānī, made in 998 AH (1589-90 CE) by Derviş Mahmud el-Mevlevi. The work is in 9 ebvap and is dedicated to Murat III. The text contains a single unvan. This manuscript was likely copied in the early 17th century CE.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum from Dr. Oskar Rescher in October 1961.

Related Material

Other copies of this text can be found at Or 4394, Or 6494, Or 7480, and Or 12198. For more information on the text and its dedication, see Storey, pp. 938-39; and İst. Kit., pp. 470-71.