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ACQUISITIONS OF 1970-9 (Or. 14.304, cont., 14.305)

Literature: M.E. Subtelny, ‘Mïr ‘Ah Shir NawaT, in El 2 .

Cod.Or. 14.305 A collection of letters An undated volume, without title or the name of a compiler. The letters, nearly all of a complimentary or formal type include quite a few letters of congratulation and condolence. They are bereft of dates or concrete historical data, and are written in a highly complex, rhymed prose with many poetical intermezzi in Arabic, Persian and Turkish. Addressees are often mentioned in, mostly, extremely verbose headings in red ink. Their identification makes it possible to date the work to the first half of the 17th century. Among the addressees we find: the Grand Viziers Mehmed Pa§a (lb), Nasüh Pa§a [d. 1023/1614, cf. SO 2 IV, p. 1230] at the Persian border (4a) - the Revan campaign is mentioned on f. 15a - and Hafiz Ahmed Pa§a (14a); the kapudan ‘All Pa§a (2b); the muhafiz of Yemen, Haccf Pa§a (20b); the beglerbegi ‘Osman Pa§a (21a); the katib Mustafa Efendi at Édime (22a); Mehmed Riza Beg at Egypt (22b); Es‘ad Efendi (25b); the §eyhülislam (Jöcazade Mehmed Efendi [in office 1010/1601-1011/1603 and 1017/1608-1024/1615, cf. SO 2 VI, p. 1756] (28a); the kazi'asker of Rumelia, [Kara Qelebizade] ‘Abdul'azfz Efendi [d. 1068/1658, cf. SO 2 1, p. 99] (29a); the gulam ‘AbdulganTzade (30a); thekOziDukakinzade ‘Osman Efendi [d. 1012/1604, cf. SO 2 IV, p. 1287] (30b); the kdztof Yeni§ehir, ‘Abdulkenm Efendi (33a); the kazf of Salonica, Rizvan Efendi (36a); the mufti of Cyprus, Muharrem Efendi [d. 1028/1619, cf. SÓ 2 IV, p. 1097] (39b); the kazf of Damascus, Serif Efendi (42b, 47b); Afcizade Yahya Qelebi (43b); Yahya Efendi when he was with Sultan Ahmed at Bursa (44b); and Riza Pa$a (48a). A few marginal corrections and additions by the copyist. Additional letters, or parts of them, are found on ff. la, 3b-9a (margins, addressed to the calligrapher [hattat] ‘Osman Beg); 10b (margin), lib-13a (margins); 49a-b (margins, in red); 50a-b (adressed to the Grand Vizier Nasüh Pa§a in Damascus). The final text is an eulogium (takriz) on a manuscript copy describing the good works of Sultan Süleyman (49a-b). Bound in boards covered in dark green paper, with black cloth backing; unglazed cream paper, somewhat worn, stained and of low quality; 50 folios; 224x127 mm and 145x76 mm; 21 lines; catchwords; calligraphic ta'lik-, headings (occasionally