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Hatifi (Islamic, died 927 AH/AD 1520) (Author)
Pir 'Ali al-Jami (Islamic, active 16th century) (Scribe)
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
ink and pigments on laid paper
(Islamic World , Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic Manuscripts)

This folio from Walters manuscript W.648 contains a colophon in Arabic giving the name of the scribe only.

Inscription

[Transliteration] katabahu al-'abd Pīr 'Alī al-Jāmī /1/ tajawāza Allāh 'anhu /2/

Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.

al-'abd Yar … (?) ibn Aq Muhammad, 1019 AH/AD 1610-1611 [mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression on fol. 166a]; Anonymous owner, Rajab 1269 AH/AD 1853 [mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression on fol. 4a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

Iran (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 9 1/4 x W: 5 1/2 in. (23.5 x 14 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by Henry Walters

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.

W.648.166A

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Epic of Timur

Hatifi (Islamic, died 927 AH/AD 1520)
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
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