[Divan-i Süruri] - [ديوان سرورى]

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 7209
  • Dates of Creation
    • Early 19th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 190 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : Western, 190 ff. Dimensions : 247 mm x 142 mm. Script : Cursive nesih.

Scope and Content

This volume contains the collected poetry of Seyit Osman Süruri, also known as Süruri-i Müverrih or Süruri-i Hezzal. His death took place in 1229 AH (1813-14 CE). Osman Süruri, who took the mahlas of Hava'i, is considered the greatest Ottoman writer of chronograms. The Divan begins with a na't containing a chronogram giving the date 1210 AH (1795-96 CE) (f 1v), followed by kasideler and commemorative verses (ff 2r-40r); tahmisat (ff 40v-43v); and a series of chronograms in various poetical forms (primarily gazeller) (ff 43v-164r); and ending with rubaiyat (ff 164r-190v). The text contains a single unvan. The manuscript was copied in the early 19th century CE.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Bequeathed by E. J. W. Gibb in 1901.

Related Material

For Süruri's humourous and satirical works, see Or 7121, Or 8893, and Or 12684. For more information on the poet, please see GO, p. 379; OM II, p. 238; HOP IV, pp. 265-278; SO III, p. 13; and GOD IV, p. 489.

Bibliography

Süruri, Seyit Osman, Süruri-yi Müverrih, edited by Ebüzziya Tevfik (Istanbul : Matbaa-yi Tevfik, 1305 [1887-88]).