[IO Islamic 2994] Niżâmî's Mathnawîs

<strong>Niżâmî's Mathnawîs.</strong> <strong>This manuscript is now IO Islamic 987 in the India Office collections.</strong> <strong>[metadata:</strong> <strong>Hermann Ethé</strong><strong><em>, </em></strong><strong><em>Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the Library of the India Office,</em></strong> <strong>2 vols. (Oxford: India Office, 1903): volume 1,</strong> <strong>number 2994 here with notations and hyperlinks].</strong> 987 A third set of three mathnawîs by Niżâmî. This copy contains: 1.Makhzan-alasrâr, on fol. 1^b. 2. Haft Paikar, on fol. 81^b. 3. Khusrau u Shîrîn, on fol. 255^b. This copy is styled جلد اوّل كلّيّات نظامى. Dated A.H. 1200, the first mathnawî the 19th of Rabî’-alawwal (A.D. 1786, January 20), the second in Rabî’-althânî (A.D. 1786, February), the third the 25th of Jumâdâ-alawwal (A.D. 1786, March 26), by Muḥammad Muḥsin-aldîn Munshî; it belonged formerly to Mr. Ch. Boddam (Calcutta, April 22, 1785). Ff. 79, 80, and 250-254 are left blank. No. 2994, ff. 470, 2 coll., each ll. 15; Nasta’lîḳ; size, 10 in. by 6½ in.