Extent: 321 leaves : paper ; 227 x 152 (177 x 96) mm bound to 235 x 158 mm
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Ms. codex. Title from leaf 3a, line 5. Physical description: 17 lines per page; written in elegant nastaʻliq in black on heavy, cream, glazed, laid Arabic paper. Text framed in blue, gold, and green. Rubrication and catchwords. Some damp staining which is more extensive at the beginning of the manuscript; paper repairs to the first few leaves and others scattered throughout manuscript. Decoration: On leaf 1b is an illuminated ʻunwān in gold and color, somewhat worn. On leaves 1b-2a the margins are decorated with a gold floral pattern that is partially damaged due to damp staining and paper repairs. Origin: 919 H [1513 or 1514], by Muḥammad Amīn ibn Sayyid Muḥammad Tāshkandī [leaf 321b]. The date appears to have been added by a different hand, but judging from the paper the manuscript appears to be from the 16th century. The original text was completed in 909 H [1503 or 1504], according to the two chronograms on leaf 321b.
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