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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.624 contains a colophon that gives the name of the calligrapher as Muhammad Husayn Zarrin Qalam and the date 142, which is difficult to interpret. Seyller and Brend read it as dated 42 and thus interpret it as the 42nd year of Emperor Akbar's reign, i.e. AD March 1597-March 1598. According to Seyller the vertical stroke that precedes the 42 should be regarded as an extended dot over the nun in the word sana (year). According to Brend the vertical stroke should be read as an alif for ilahi.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
78322
label
Colophon
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
78322
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Colophon
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.624 contains a colophon that gives the name of the calligrapher as Muhammad Husayn Zarrin Qalam and the date 142, which is difficult to interpret. Seyller and Brend read it as dated 42 and thus interpret it as the 42nd year of Emperor Akbar's reign, i.e. AD March 1597-March 1598. According to Seyller the vertical stroke that precedes the 42 should be regarded as an extended dot over the nun in the word sana (year). According to Brend the vertical stroke should be read as an alif for ilahi.
provenance
Muhammad Zaki, 1241 AH/AD 1825-1826 [mode of acquisition unknown] [oval seal, fols. 1a, 211a]; 'abd al-raji Muhammad Shafi', 1247 AH/AD 1831-1832 [mode of acquisition unknown] [rectangular seal fols. 1a, 211a]; Muhammad 'Ali [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [large oval seal with no date on fol. 211a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1597-1598 (Mughal)
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CC0
language
en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
28.5
height
19
dimensionsRaw
H: 11 1/4 x W: 7 1/2 in. (28.5 x 19 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
inscriptions
[Transliteration] al-'abd al-faqīr al-haqīr /1/ Muhammad Husayn Zarrīn Qalam fī tarīkh sanat 142 [sic] /2/ bi-itmām rasīd /3/
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
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31851
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ink and pigments on laid paper
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7404
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none
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1
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0
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photo
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