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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcodePublished 2009
The Walters Art Museum600 N. Charles StreetBaltimore, Maryland
21201http://www.thewalters.org/
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This document is a digital facsimile of selections from a manuscript belonging to the Walters ArtMuseum, in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. It is one of a number of manuscriptsthat have been digitized as part of a project generously funded by the National Endowment forthe Humanities, and by an anonymous donor to the Walters Art Museum. More details aboutthe manuscripts at the Walters can be found by visiting The Walters Art Museum's websitewww.thewalters.org. For further information about this book, and online resources for Waltersmanuscripts, please contact us through the Walters Website by email, and ask for your message tobe directed to the Department of Manuscripts.
NOTE: The pages in this book are ordered from right to left. This means that to view the pages inorder, you should go the last page of the document and read what would be from “back-to-front”for a Western manuscript.
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Modern green leather (no flap)
Bibliography Richard, Francis. Catalogue des manuscrits persans. (Paris:Bibliothèque nationale, 1989), nos. 265-7, 269.
Gacek, Adam. Persian Manuscripts in the Libraries ofMcGill University: Brief Union Catalogue. (Montreal:McGill University Libraries, 2005), no. 154.
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fol. 242b:Title: Horses return from battleForm: IllustrationLabel: Badly wounded horses return from battle andmake the donkey realize that it should be satisfied withits modest existence.
fol. 245a:Title: A sick lion, inspired by a clever fox, hunts adonkey for its brain to cure his diseaseForm: Illustration
fol. 253b:Title: A mosque scene and the question of the length ofpubic hairForm: Illustration
fol. 255a:Title: The husband of a greedy woman weighs the catthat supposedly ate all the meat that he bought for hisguestsForm: Illustration
fol. 266b:Title: Majnūn in the company of animals in thewildernessForm: Illustration
fol. 267a:Title: A young man and an old manForm: IllustrationLabel: A young man in love with an old man comes tovisit him but finds him asleep. He puts some walnuts inhis pocket as a sign of his continuous affection.
fol. 289a:Title: A mouse and a frog near a pondForm: Illustration
Provenance Round seal impression: Ibrāhīm [...] (front flyleaf iia)
Acquisition Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequest
Binding The binding is not original.
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fol. 172a:Title: A man questions a preacher about the meaning ofthe direction a rooster faces while on the roofForm: Illustration
fol. 177a:Title: Thieves, unhindered by guards, attack a caravanwhile its occupants sleepForm: Illustration
fol. 213b:Title: A hunting sceneForm: Illustration
fol. 214a:Title: Maidens bathe a princess who inspects herself ina mirrorForm: Illustration
fol. 220b:Title: A wise man and a peacock plucking out itsfeathers not to be attractive to peopleForm: Illustration
fol. 224b:Title: An unhappy deer in the company of donkeysForm: Illustration
fol. 230b:Title: A maid, who used to sleep with a donkey, pretendsto feed the animalForm: Illustration
fol. 239a:Title: Iyāz searches for hidden treasureForm: IllustrationLabel: Iyāz, Sultan Maḥmūd’s confidant, searches forhidden treasure. A man brings out instead his modestfur coat and shoes (here mistakenly shown as a hat).
fol. 242a:Title: A woodcutter’s miserable donkey who envies theking’s horses, fed with delicious grainForm: Illustration
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fol. 136a:Title: The owner of a house and a thiefForm: IllustrationLabel: This illustration depicts an exchange betweenthe owner of a house and a thief who makes a hole inthe wall to break in, while pretending that he is playingdrums.
fol. 156b:Title: King Solomon hears the complaint of an ant whowas blown off the wall and got woundedForm: Illustration
fol. 160b:Title: A court scene with music, dance, and wineForm: Illustration
fol. 161a:Title: A scene depicting various activitiesForm: IllustrationLabel: This scene depicts various activities involvingmen, women, and children, such as making bread,fetching water, bringing in hunted animals, andcombing a nursing mother’s hair.
fol. 163b:Title: A shoemaker and the unfaithful wife of a Sufisurprised by her husband’s unexpected return homeForm: Illustration
fol. 170a:Title: A woman plays a stringed instrument in thecompany of tamed animals and birdsForm: Illustration
fol. 170b:Title: Incipit page with illuminated headpieceForm: Incipit; headpieceLabel: This incipit page has an illuminated headpieceintroducing the sixth book (daftar) of the Masnavī.
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fol. 111a:Title: A jackal in the company of other animals andbirdsForm: IllustrationLabel: This illustration depicts a jackal, in the companyof other animals and birds, and the portrait of thePharaoh who thought himself to be God.
fol. 113a:Title: Hebrew mothers with their babies in front of thePharaoh who intends to kill themForm: Illustration
fol. 114a:Title: A snake charmer and a sleeping dragon on his wayto BaghdadForm: Illustration
fol. 117b:Title: Townspeople, who have never seen an elephant,examine its appearance in the darkForm: Illustration
fol. 121b:Title: Misbehaving students and their supposedly sickteacherForm: Illustration
fol. 122a:Title: The mothers of students visit a sick teacherForm: Illustration
fol. 135a:Title: The king of the elephantsForm: IllustrationLabel: The king of the elephants comes to a pool ofwater, in which is seen the reflection of the moon, totest the story of the leader of a band of hares, that the
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fol. 82b:Title: A dog bites a blind beggarForm: Illustration
fol. 83a:Title: A drunkard and a policemanForm: Illustration
fol. 94b:Title: A mouse, clutching the reins of a camel, at astream of waterForm: Illustration
fol. 100b:Title: A court scene with food and musicForm: Illustration
fol. 101a:Title: Two naked girls in a pool attended by angelsForm: Illustration
fol. 101b:Title: Incipit page with illuminated headpieceForm: Incipit; headpieceLabel: This incipit page has an illuminated headpieceintroducing the third book (daftar) of the Masnavī.
fol. 103b:Title: A mother elephant crushes to death the men whokilled her cub and ate its meatForm: Illustration
fol. 108a:Title: Majnūn feeds a dog in the vicinity of Laylá’shouseForm: Illustration
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fol. 59b:Title: A king gives a purse of gold to one of his servantsto free a holy man from his debts to money lendersForm: Illustration
fol. 61a:Title: A peasant carries a lionForm: IllustrationLabel: A peasant carries a lion from a compound inthe darkness of night. The peasant has mistaken thelion, who had devoured one of his cows, for one of theselfsame cows.
fol. 62a:Title: A group of Sufis, having stolen a donkey fromanother Sufi, celebrate in dance and songForm: Illustration
fol. 64b:Title: A man kills his mother, who has committedadulteryForm: Illustration
fol. 65b:Title: A king and two newly bought slavesForm: IllustrationLabel: A king tests his two newly bought slaves, onewhite and the other colored, and sends the colored oneto the bathhouse to be cleaned up.
fol. 66b:Title: A colored slave, washed and shaved, stands infront of the kingForm: Illustration
fol. 69a:Title: Owls attack a falconForm: IllustrationLabel: Owls attack a falcon who lost its way and landedon the roof of a deserted house.
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Label: This is the right side of a double-pageilluminated incipit introducing the preface to the firstbook (daftar) of the Masnavī.
fol. 2a:Title: Double-page illuminated incipitForm: IncipitLabel: This is the left side of a double-page illuminatedincipit introducing the preface to the first book (daftar)of the Masnavī.
fol. 2b:Title: A prince returning from a hunt and a woman ina pavilionForm: Illustration; frontispieceLabel: This is the right side of a double-page illustratedfrontispiece introducing the first book (daftar) of theMasnavī. A prince is shown on horseback with a gestureof surprise as a woman waits in a pavilion.
fol. 3a:Title: A court scene with a physician feeling a sickwoman's pulseForm: Illustration; frontispieceLabel: This is the left side of a double-page illustratedfrontispiece introducing the first book (daftar) of theMasnavī.
fol. 3b:Title: Incipit page with illuminated headpieceForm: Incipit; headpieceLabel: This incipit page with illuminated headpieceintroduces the first book (daftar) of the Masnavī.
fol. 20b:Title: A lion and a fox admire their reflection in thewater of a well while a rabbit looks onForm: Illustration
fol. 53b:Title: A court scene with musicians and dancersForm: Illustration
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Transliteration: tammat bi-al-khayr wa-al-ẓafar /1/ bi-tārīkh-i nūzahum shahr-i Dhī al-Qaʿdah sanat-i 1073 /2/ tammatamma /3/Comment: Provides date of completion but does not offername of scribe
Support material Paper
Thin laid paper, probably Kashmiri
Extent Foliation: ii+314+iiFoliation in pencil of 314 folios; two folios numbered 239
Collation Catchwords: Written obliquely on versos
Dimensions 15.0 cm wide by 26.5 cm high
Written surface 10.5 cm wide by 20.5 cm high
Layout Columns: 4Ruled lines: 25Framing lines in gold, blue, and black
Contents fols. 1b - 314b:Title: Masnavī-i maʿnavīIncipit:
Text note: Text divided into six books (daftars), eachintroduced by a preface in Arabic or Persian; fols.170-177 misbound, belonging to book 6; continuationof fol. 169b on fol. 178a, the eight folios in-betweenbelonging between fols. 266 and 267 in the same orderHand note: Written in black and red nastaʿlīq scriptDecoration note: Fifty Indian-style illustrations; eachbook introduced by a double-page illuminated incipitwith a preface in prose, followed by two illustrationsand an illuminated incipit page for the masnavi with aheadpiece and decorated border
Decoration fol. 1b:Title: Double-page illuminated incipitForm: Incipit
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Shelf mark Walters Art Museum Ms. W.626
Descriptive Title Collection of poems (masnavi)
Text title Masnavī-i maʿnavīVernacular:
Author Authority name: Jalal al-Din Rumi, Maulana, 1207-1273As-written name: Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad ibn Bahāʾ al-DīnMuḥammad RūmīName, in vernacular:
Note: Author dates preferred by cataloger: d. 672 AH / 1273CE
Abstract This is an illustrated and illuminated copy of the collectionof poems, known as Masnavī-i maʿnavī, of Jalāl al-DīnRūmī (d. 672 AH / 1273 CE). According to the colophon(fol. 314b), the text, written in black nastaʿlīq script, wascompleted in India in 1073 AH / 1663 CE. Each section ofthe work is introduced by a double-page illuminated incipitcontaining a preface in prose, followed by two illustrationsand an illuminated incipit page for the masnavi. In total,fifty paintings illustrate the text. The green leather bindingis modern.
Date 19 Dhū al-Qaʿdah 1073 AH / 1663 CE
Origin India
Form Book
Genre Literary -- Prose
Genre Literary -- Poetry
Genre Sufi
Language The primary language in this manuscript is Persian. Thesecondary language of this manuscript is Arabic.
Colophon 314b:
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This document is a digital facsimile of selections from a manuscript belonging to the Walters ArtMuseum, in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. It is one of a number of manuscriptsthat have been digitized as part of a project generously funded by the National Endowment forthe Humanities, and by an anonymous donor to the Walters Art Museum. More details aboutthe manuscripts at the Walters can be found by visiting The Walters Art Museum's websitewww.thewalters.org. For further information about this book, and online resources for Waltersmanuscripts, please contact us through the Walters Website by email, and ask for your message tobe directed to the Department of Manuscripts.
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcodePublished 2011
A digital facsimile of selections fromWaltersMs. W.626, Collection of poems (masnavi)
Title: Masnavī-i maʿnavī
Published by: The Walters Art Museum600 N. Charles Street Baltimore, MD 21201
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