İbretname - عبرتنامه

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12716
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1078
  • Language of Material
    • Arabic Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 59 ff Material : Paper. Foliation : European, 59 ff. Dimensions : 188 mm x 147 mm. Script : Nestalik.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a moral miscellany in mixed prose and verse by Lami'i Çelebi, more frequently known as the İbretnüma. This is followed by a number of Aḥādīth in a different hand, which are imperfect at the end. This manuscript was copied in 1078 AH (1667-68 CE).

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum from Dr. Oskar Rescher in April 1962.

Related Material

Other copies of the İbretnüma can be found at Or 5867, Or 7151 text 2, Or 7152, Or 7153, and Or 7293.