Divan-i Nakşi - ديوان نقشى

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12611
  • Dates of Creation
    • 18th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 49 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 49 ff. Dimensions : 183 mm x 130 mm. Script : Nestalik.

Scope and Content

This volume contains the collected poetry of Ali Nakşi Akkermani, better known as the author of mystical poems. His date of death is given as either 1062 AH (1651-52 CE, according to Rossi) or 1065 AH (1654-55 CE, according to Yazma Divanlar Kataloğu). This manuscript was likely copied in the 18th century CE.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum from Dr. Oskar Rescher on 27 July 1961.

Related Material

Another copy of this Divan can be found at Or 12872. Some of Nakşi's better known mystical poetry can be found at Or 12181 and Or 12481 texts I and II. For more information on Nakşi and his works, see Yazma Divanlar Kataloğu, II, p. 366; Atik, Hikmet, 'Nakşî-i Akkirmânî: Mutafavvıf şair,' Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Ansiklopedisi. Last consulted : 3 August 2021. </https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/naksi-i-akkirmani> and OM I, pp. 171-72.