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Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century) (Author)
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
ink and pigments on laid paper
(Manuscripts and Rare Books, Islamic World , Islamic Manuscripts)

This folio from Walters manuscript W.633 contains a colophon in Arabic. The colophon does not include the name of the scribe or the date of copying.

Inscription

[Transliteration] tamma al-kitāb bi-'awn Allāh wa-husn tawfīqih /1/ wa-al-salāh wa-al-salām 'alá khayr /2/ khalqih Muhammad wa-ālih /3/ ajma'īn /4/

Provenance
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Muhammad ibn Mustafá [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [ownership statement on fol. 1a]; Muhammad Riza Javahid Zamuni (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [seal impression on fol. 1a]; 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: 5 1/2 x W: 3 9/16 in. (14 x 9 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.633.217A

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Collection of Poems (Divan)

Hafiz (Persian, flourished 8th century AH/AD 14th century)
10th century AH/AD 16th century (Safavid)
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