Walters Ms. W.643, Three short Sufi worksLavāyiḥلوايحLavāmiʿلوامع<note type="title" xml:id="n284.059609">A commentary on the famous Arabic "Wine poem" (Khamrīyah) by ʿUmar ibn Fāriḍ (d. 632 AH / 1235 CE), in the text referred to as qaṣīdah-i mīmīyah-i khamrīyah-i Fāriḍīyah</note>Nay nāmahني نامه<note type="title" xml:id="n284.059613">Title supplied by cataloger; commentary on the first verses of the Mas̱navī by Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (d. 672 AH / 1273 CE); also known as the "Song of the flute" (Nay nāmah)</note>Jāmī, 1414-1492Nūr al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Aḥmad Jāmīنور الدين عبد الرحمان بن احمد جاميAuthor dates preferred by cataloger: d. 898 AH / 1492 CEscribeBābā Shāh ibn Sulṭān ʿAlī Iṣfahānīبابا شاه بن سلطان علي اصفهانيFor the calligrapher Bābā Shāh ibn Sulṭān ʿAlī Iṣfahānī see Bayānī, Mahdī. Aḥvāl va ās̲ār-i khvushʹnavīsān, Vol 1. (Tehran: Instishārāt-i ʻIlmī, 1363 [1984 or 1985]), no.138.Principal catalogerGacek, AdamCatalogerLandau, AmyCatalogerSmith, SitaEditorBockrath, DianeContributorBarrera, ChristinaContributorEmery, DougContributorHerbert, LynleyContributorNoel, WilliamContributorSimpson, ShreveContributorTabritha, ArielContributorToth, Michael B.ContributorValle, ChiaraConservatorJewell, StephanieConservatorQuandt, AbigailThe Walters Art Museum

Licensed for use under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported Access Rights, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/legalcode. It is requested that copies of any published articles based on the information in this data set be sent to the curator of manuscripts, The Walters Art Museum, 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore MD 21201.

This is an illuminated manuscript comprised of three short works on Sufism by Nūr al-Dīn ʿAbd al-Raḥmān Jāmī (d. 898 AH / 1492 CE), produced in Safavid Iran. The first work is called Lavāyiḥ and consists of a collection of apophthegms. The second work is a commentary on the famous Arabic "Wine poem" (Khamrīyah) by ʿUmar ibn Fāriḍ (d. 632 AH / 1235 CE). The third work is a commentary on the "Song of the flute" from the beginning of the Mas̱navī of Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (d. 672 AH / 1273 CE). The manuscript was written in nastaʿlīq script by the well-known Iranian calligrapher Bābā Shāh ibn Sulṭān ʿAlī Iṣfahānī in 999 AH / 1591 CE. There is a note dated to the year 1105 AH / 1694 CE on fol. 1a indicating that the manuscript is made up of two papers: Samarqandī (for the text) and Dawlatābādī (for the margins). There are also seals dating between the eleventh century AH / seventeenth CE and the thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE.BaltimoreThe Walters Art MuseumW.643The primary language in this manuscript is Persian. The secondary language of this manuscript is Arabic.fols. 1b - 37aLavāyiḥلوايحلا احصى ثناء عليك كيف كل ثناء يعود اليك...scribekatabahau al-ʿabd al-mudhnib Bābā Shāh IṣfahānīOnly gives the name of the calligrapherfols. 1b - 49bLavāmiʿلوامع<note type="title" xml:id="n284.059681">A commentary on the famous Arabic "Wine poem" (Khamrīyah) by ʿUmar ibn Fāriḍ (d. 632 AH / 1235 CE), in the text referred to as qaṣīdah-i mīmīyah-i khamrīyah-i Fāriḍīyah</note>بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم رب انعمت فزد سبحانه من جميل ليس لوجهه...Title inscribed at the beginning of the textscribefols. 49b - 55aNay nāmahني نامه<note type="title" xml:id="n284.059693">Title supplied by cataloger; commentary on the first verses of the Mas̱navī by Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (d. 672 AH / 1273 CE); also known as the "Song of the flute" (Nay nāmah)</note>عشق جز نایی وما جز نى نه ايم...scribetammat hadhā [sic] al-risālah al-sharīfa[h] /1/ mushtamal [sic] ʿalá nikāt laṭīfah /2/ fī tafsīr abyāt maʿnawīyah ʿalá /3/ al-ṣadr al-Mathawī al-Maʿnawī /4/ qaddasa sirruhu al-ʿazīz Jalāl /5/ al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Rūmī ʿalayhi /6/ al-raḥmah wa-al-ghufrān /7/ ʿalá yad al-kātib al-faqīr Bābā Sāh bn Sulṭān /8/ ʿAlī Iṣfahānī /9/ fī shahr Rajab al-murajjab /10/ sanat tisʿ wa-tisʿīn wa-tisʿimi<ʾ>ah /11/ al-hijrīyah al-nabawīyah /12/In Arabic; explains the nature of the work and gives the name of the calligrapher and the date of copying as Rajab 999 AH / 1591 CE

Rose-tinted laid paper; a note dated 22 Jum. II 1105 AH / 1694 CE states that this codex is made up of two papers: Samarqandī (for the text) and Dawlatābādī (for the margins) (fol. 1a)

Foliation: 5622.513.013.57.0Earlier foliation in Hindu-Arabic numerals in the middle of the upper margin above the frame

Written obliquely on versos

Text consists of two panels within a thick frame: the outer (ḥāshiyah) panel and the inner (matn) panel; the text of Lavāyiḥ is located in the inner panelText begins in right marginText (written obliquely) begins in the outer margin within the frameWritten in nastaʿlīq script in black with incidentals in gold inkWritten in nastaʿlīq script in black with incidentals in gold inkWritten in nastaʿlīq script in black with incidentals in gold inkTitlepiece with title inscribed in white ink; interlinear gilt decoration; small triangular pieces and a double frameTitlepiece with title inscribed in white ink; interlinear gilt decoration; small triangular pieces and a double frameSmall headpiece on a gilt groundIncipit page with illuminated titlepieceLavāyiḥ; LavāmiʿIncipit; titlepieceThis is an illuminated incipit page bearing a titlepiece inscribed Lavāyiḥ in white tawqīʿ script. In the outer margin is inscribed the text of the second work, Lavāmiʿ.ColophonLavāyiḥColophonThis colophon concludes with the inscription: katabahau al-ʿabd al-mudhnib Bābā Shāh Iṣfahānī.ColophonColophonThis colophon explains the nature of the work and gives the name of the calligrapher and the date of copying as Rajab 999 AH / 1591 CE. It reads: tammat hadhā [sic] al-risālah al-sharīfa[h] /1/ mushtamal [sic] ʿalá nikāt laṭīfah /2/ fī tafsīr abyāt maʿnawīyah ʿalá /3/ al-ṣadr al-Mathawī al-Maʿnawī /4/ qaddasa sirruhu al-ʿazīz Jalāl /5/ al-Dīn Muḥammad al-Rūmī ʿalayhi /6/ al-raḥmah wa-al-ghufrān /7/ ʿalá yad al-kātib al-faqīr Bābā Sāh bn Sulṭān /8/ ʿAlī Iṣfahānī /9/ fī shahr Rajab al-murajjab /10/ sanat tisʿ wa-tisʿīn wa-tisʿimi<ʾ>ah /11/ al-hijrīyah al-nabawīyah /12/

Dark brown leather (with flap) attached backwards; gold-brushed panel-stamped design; doublures with filigree work on a multi-colored ground of blue, orange, pink, and green

Rajab 999 AH / 1591 CEIranRound seal (in the center) of Allāh Muḥammad ʿAlī, 1030 AH / 1620-1 CE (fol. 1a)Note dated 22 Jum. II 1105 AH / 1694 CE (fol. 1a)Square seal with the name Maḥmūd (partially erased) and an inscription with the date 1115 AH / 1703-4 CE (fol. 1a)Octagonal seal of Ḥusayn Shāh Ghulāmī underneath an inscription giving the date Dhū al-Qaʿdah 1127 AH / 1715 CE (fol. 1a)Ownership statement of Ḥusayn Qavam [?] Daftar, 1301 AH / 1883-4 (fol. 2a)Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequestRelevant WorksGacek, Adam. Persian Manuscripts in the Libraries of McGill University: Brief Union Catalogue. (Montreal: McGill University Libraries, 2005), no. 127. (Lavāyiḥ)Gacek, Adam. Persian Manuscripts in the Libraries of McGill University: Brief Union Catalogue. (Montreal: McGill University Libraries, 2005), no. 129. (Lavāmiʿ)ArtMedicineMuseumPoetryScriptMuhammad, the ProphetRomaniaKashmiriHorsesWalters Art MuseumBlockbookDocumentGeneologyAstrologyDevotionHistoryLegalLiterature -- PoetryLiterature -- ProseLiturgyPhilosophyScienceScience -- MedicineScriptureSufismTheologyMineralogyLogicGeographyGeomancyCosmologyCartographyFortune-tellingKoranQur`anFirmanPalimpsestPrayerBibleGospelsPsalterMissalLectionaryBook of HoursAntiphonaryPrayerbookHomilaryProcessionalHorologionBreviaryHymnalChroniclePsalter/HoursMaghrebSub-Saharan (West) AfricaTurkeyAfghanistanCentral Arab Lands (Near East)Central AsiaEgyptEnglandIndiaIranIraqPakistanGermanyFranceAustriaNetherlandsEthiopiaArmeniaFlandersGreeceMamlukMughalOttomanOttonianArmenianByzantineAbbasidQajarRajputChristianArabicAustrianDutchEgyptianFatimidGermanIndianIslamicPersianSafavidTimuridTurkishUmayyadEnglishFrenchFlemishEthiopianCarolingianCalligraphyChartsColophonHeadpieceIlluminationIllustrationMedallionMiniatureOrnamentPainting'Kufic'Early Abbasid scriptRaginiRomanesqueGothicWatermarkTreasure BindingGrotesquesHistoriated initialInhabited initialCarolingian MinusculeGothic Book handWhite-vine letteringEnglish secretaryTexturaBatardaHumanisticUncialAccordion bookAlbumBookCodexManuscriptHeraldrySaint's LifeDrawingGrisailleOriginal BindingBindingNew Abbasid stylecharter8th Century9th Century10th Century11th Century12th Century13th Century14th Century15th Century16th Century17th Century18th Century19th Century20th CenturyLiturgicalDevotionalScripturalTheologicalLegalHistoricalScientificScientific -- MedicalLiterary -- ProseLiterary -- PoetryPhilosophicalAstrologicalSufiEnglishBookCalligraphyCodexColophonIlluminationIranIslamicManuscriptPersianSafavidWalters Art MuseumSufism