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Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century) (Author)
946 AH/AD 1539 (Safavid)
ink and pigments on laid paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)

This folio from Walters manuscript W.631 contains a colophon in partly vocalized Arabic in the shape of a triangle. The colophon gives the date of copying.

Inscription

[Transliteration] tammat [sic] al-kitāb bi-'awni Allāhi al-maliki al-wahhāb wa-sallá Allāh /1/ 'alá khayr khalqih Muhammad wa-ālihi ajma'in wa-al-hamd li-Llāhi /2/ rabbi al-'ālamīn fī ta<'>rīkh salkhi /3/ Safar khutima [sic] bi-al-khayr wa-al-zafar /4/ sanat 946 /5/ m [=tamma] m [=tamma] m [=tamma] /6/

Provenance
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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: 8 11/16 x W: 5 1/8 in. (22 x 13 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.631.172A

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Collection of Poems (divan)

Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century)
946 AH/AD 1539 (Safavid)
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