Siham-i Kazâ - سهام قضا

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 7170
  • Dates of Creation
    • 19th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 43 ff Materials : Paper, copied in an exercise book. Foliation : Western, 43 ff. Dimensions : 227 mm x 175 mm. Ruling : Pencil-ruled borders. Script : Rık'a.

Scope and Content

This volume contains the satirical poems of Nef'i (died 1044 AH/1634-35 CE or 1045 AH/1635-36 CE according to the Haj. Khal.). The contents of the work are as follows :. ff 1v-12v : Kasideler;. ff 12v-27v : Mukattaat;. ff 27v-32v : Gazeller;. ff 32v-43r : Miscellaneous poems. The manuscript was likely copied in the 19th century CE.

Access Information

Not Public Record(s)

Unrestricted

Acquisition Information

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

Related Material

For the Divan-i Nef'i, please see Or 7169; for a collection of his kasideler, see Add MS 7935. For more information on the poet, whose name was Ömer, please see HOP III, p. 252; SO IV, p. 576; Rieu, Catalogue of Turkish Manuscripts in the British Museum, pp. 192-93; OM II, p. 441.

Bibliography

See Nef'i, Nef'î ve Siham-i Kazâ'sı, edited by Saffet Sıdkı (İstanbul: Aydınlık Basımevi, 1943).