Extent: i, 136, i leaves : paper, col. ill. ; 209 x 138 (154 x 80) mm. bound to 211 x 140 mm.
Note:
Ms. codex. Title from colophon on fol. 137a. Ms. erroneously foliated beginning on the front flyleaf. Record follows erroneous foliation. Physical description: 13 lines per page, in two columns; written in shikastah in black on glazed, laid Arabic paper. Text framed in black, red, and gold, with outer marginal black border. Small, amateurish, illuminated ʻunwān on fol. 2b. Boxes left for headings, but not filled in. Seven miniatures, in a somewhat amateur style. Some staining and insect damage; some leaves detached. Origin: Copy completed 22 Ṣafar 1258 H [4 April 1842] in Lahore (fol. 137a). Acquired from Abraham Shalom Yahuda, 1942.
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