[Divan-i Fıtnat] - [ديوان فطنت]

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12139
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1198
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 46 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 46 ff. Dimensions : 215 mm x 163 mm. Ruling : Red-ruled columns (ff 42v-46r are not ruled). Script : Nesih.

Scope and Content

This volume contains the poetry of Fıtnat Hanım (died 1194 AH/1780 CE), which begins with a na't, followed by a tahmis on a na't of Es'at Efendi (f 2r), Kaside-yi Bahriye (f 5v), other kasideler (ff 6v-7v), chronograms (ff 8r-26r), a museddes (f 26r) and a tahmis on a gazel of Cevri (ff 27r-v). The gazeller come next (ff 27v-40v). The remaining portions of this divan consist of şarkılar (ff 40v-41v), and mukataat and rubaiyat (ff 42r-46r). The text contains a single unvan. The manuscript was copied by Seyit Mustafa in 1198 AH (1783-84 CE).

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Purchased in 1957.

Related Material

Other copies of this Divan can be found at Ot 7205 text II, Or 7369, and Or 14089 text II. For more information on the life of the poet, please see OM I, p. 368; HOP IV, p. 150; GOD IV, p. 505; and Fatin, pp. 330-31.