Sindbadnama_Zahiri1
From The Seven Sages of Rome
Manuscript Identification
Reference Number
British Library (Or. 225)
Location
Siglum / Shelfmark
Or. 225
Page / Folio range
f1v - f155r
Textual Content & Tradition
Standardised title of narrative
Version (siglum)
Language Group within Version
Narrative / Scholarly Group within Version
Translated / adapted from (Version/Text)
Claims to be adapted from Fanaruzi's 9th century translation of a Pahlavi original
Languages
Regional / specific language
Digitisation & Editions
Digitisation
No
Note
This manuscript was specially commissioned by Mohammad Qutb Shah in 1622. The decision to commission a translation of Zahiri al Samarqandi's translation, given that there was already a beautifully illuminated manuscript of Azod Yazdi's later versification of the work circulating in the Deccan court, illustrates the widespread popularity of the Sindbanama and, in particular, the reputation of Zahiri al Samarqandi's original version.
Authorship & Production
Scribe
Place of Production
Date of Production
1622 CE (1029 AHAH)
Physical Description
Contents & Additional Texts
Other texts in the Manuscript
None (specially copied for Sultan Muhammad Qutb Shah).
Catalogues & Research Literature
Catalogue
Modern Research Literature
Research Material
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