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Colophon
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)
This colophon from Walters manuscript W.642, written in Arabic, is dated 965 AH/AD 1557-1558 and gives the name of the scribe as Haydar al-Husayni. It reads as follows: katabahu al-'abd al-faqir al-mudhnib al-muhtaj ilá rahmat Allah /1/ wa-ghufranih Haydar al-Husayni ghaffara Allah lahu wa-li-man qara<'>ahu /2/ wa-nazara fihi sanat khams wa-sittin wa-tas'imi<'>ah /3/.
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Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Unknown collection [seal erased; original shelfmark of 3934 on on tail edge of codex]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
Iran (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 9 5/8 x W: 5 7/8 in. (24.5 x 15 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.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
W.642.112A
