This volume contains the legendary adventures of ᶜalī ibn Abī Ṭālib including his conquest of the land of Haver and the conversion of its inhabitants to Islam. The manuscript has been lettered 'Khāv-nāmah' following the spelling of the title on the last folio, which is obviously erroneous. The various sections of the narrative are introduced by the words 'bu yanadan' and, once, 'ez in canip'. A very faded note has been added to f 105r in Divani script in red ink and bears the date 1215 AH (1800-01 CE). This manuscript was copied in 1168 AH (1754-55 CE).
[Havername] - [خاورنامه].
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- Reference
- GB 59 Or 11057
- Dates of Creation
- 1168
- Language of Material
- Turkish
- Physical Description
- 1 text 105 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 105 ff; Ottoman pagination, 205 pages. Dimensions : 204 mm x 140 mm. Script : Nesih; final note in Divani. Ink : Primarily in black ink with red ink used for catchwords towards the start of the text.
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Acquisition Information
Purchased by the British Museum from Oskar Rescher on 13 April 1929.