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| Keywords: Amir Khusraw Dihlavi - Collection of Poems - Walters W623 - Top Exterior.jpg This illuminated and illustrated manuscript Walters manuscript W 623 contains the Khamsah quintet and two historical poems masnavi Qiran-i sa'dayn and Nuh sipihr by Amir Khusraw Dihlavi died 725 AH/AD 1325 The codex is dated 1017 AH/AD 1609 and was produced in Safavid Iran All texts are written in black Nasta'liq script with chapter headings in red The manuscript opens with an illuminated and illustrated frontispiece of a hunting and court scene in the early Safavid style fols 1b-2a The first text is Khamsah-i Dihlavi fols 2b-192a which is introduced by an illuminated incipit and titlepiece with the title of the first poem of the quintet and the author's name The second text is Qiran-i sa'dayn a historical poem masnavi about the meeting of Sultan Mu'izz al-Din Kayqubad and his father Nasir al-Din Bughra Khan on the banks of the Sarju in Oudh It is also introduced with an illuminated incipit and titlepiece fol 193b The third text is Nuh sipihr a historical poem masnavi describing the glories of Sultan Qu b al-Din Mubarak Shah Khalji's time introduced with an illuminated incipit and headpiece fol 223b The dark brown leather binding is original to the manuscript islamic 1609 1017 Safavid ink and pigments on mostly laid paper covered with dark brown leather with gold Folio cm 34 5 22 accession number W 623 11592 Ibn Abi Husayn 'Ali 'Ali date and mode of acquisition unknown ownsership statement plus seal on fol 1a Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Iran Walters Art Museum license 2D Khamsa of Amir Khusraw Walters MS 623 Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
