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Source Description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.602 contains the first of 2 colophons in Arabic. This one, at the end of the preface, gives the title of the work, the scribe's name, and the date of copying.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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83514
label
Colophon
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
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83514
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object
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normalized
title
Colophon
description
This folio from Walters manuscript W.602 contains the first of 2 colophons in Arabic. This one, at the end of the preface, gives the title of the work, the scribe's name, and the date of copying.
provenance
Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1028 AH/AD 1618-1619 (Qajar)
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rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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1
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1
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
36.5
height
23.5
dimensionsRaw
H: 14 3/8 x W: 9 1/4 in. (36.5 x 23.5 cm)
Source extras
cul
Islamic
inscriptions
[Transliteration] katabahu Muhammad /1/ Mīrak bn Mīr Muhammad /2/ al-Husaynī /3/ al-Ustādī /4/ ghafara dunūbahu /5/ wa-satara 'uyūb /6/ ahu tamma tamma /7/ tamma /8/ fī sanat 1028 /9/
dynasty
Qajar Dynasty
med
ink and pigments on laid paper
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7768
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19270
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MIS
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none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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378071087e8649af