Walters Ms. W.666, Five poems (quintet)Ḫamse-yi ʿAṭāʾīخمسۂ عطاۓ<note type="title" xml:id="n221.255612">Title inscribed on fol. 1a and tail edge</note>Atai, 15th cent.ʿAṭāʾullāh bin Yaḥyá ʿAṭāʾīعطاء الله بن يحيى عطاۓNev`izadeAuthor dates preferred by cataloger: d. 1044 AH / 1634 CEscribeKhayr Allāh Khayrī Jāwush Zādahخير الله خيري جاوش زادهScribe name in Turkish transliteration: Ḫeyrullah Ḫeyrī ÇāvuşzadePrincipal catalogerGacek, AdamCatalogerLandau, AmyCatalogerSmith, SitaEditorBockrath, DianeContributorBarrera, ChristinaContributorEmery, DougContributorHerbert, LynleyContributorNoel, WilliamContributorSimpson, ShreveContributorTabritha, ArielContributorToth, Michael B.ContributorValle, ChiaraConservatorJewell, StephanieConservatorQuandt, AbigailThe Walters Art Museum

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This is an illuminated and illustrated copy of the Ḫamse (quintet) of the Ottoman Turkish poet and scholar ʿAṭāʾullāh bin Yaḥyá ʿAṭāʾī (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE). Although different in content, this work takes its inspiration from the famous Persian Khamsah of Niẓāmī Ganjavī (d. 605 AH / 1209 CE) and the Khamsah of Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī (d. 725 AH / 1325 CE). This Ottoman copy of ʿAṭāʾī's work ends with a portion of his Dīvān (fols. 142b-151b) instead of the fifth poem (mesnevi), Ḥilyet ül-efkār. The text, written in nastaʿlīq script, was copied by Ḫeyrullah Ḫeyrī Çāvuşzade in 1133 AH / 1721 CE. There are thirty-eight illustrations, and illuminated incipits introduce the different poems (fols. 1b, 22b, 63b, 107b, and 142b). The brown leather binding is original to the manuscript.BaltimoreThe Walters Art MuseumW.666The primary language in this manuscript is Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928).fols. 1b - 151bḪamse-yi ʿAṭāʾīخمسۂ عطاۓ<note type="title" xml:id="n221.255668">Title inscribed on fol. 1a and tail edge</note>بنام خداوند افلاك وخاك ...Contains: Sāḳīnāme, also known as ʿĀlemnumā (fols. 1b-21b), Nefḥat ül-ezhār (fols. 22b-62b), Sobḥet ül-ebkār (fols. 63b-106b), Heft-ḫvān (fols. 107b-141a), and a portion of Dīvān (fols. 142b-151b, incomplete at end); Sāḳīnāme composed in 1024 AH / 1615 CE (see chronosticon on fol. 20b, col. 2, line 11); Nefḥat ül-ezhār composed in 1034 AH / 1624-5 CE (see date given in abjad: dāl lām ghayn, fol. 61b, col. 1, line 16); Sobḥet ül-ebkār composed in 1033 AH / 1623-4 CE (see chronosticon on fol. 106a); Heft-ḫvān composed in 1036 AH / 1626-7 CE (see fol. 141a, col. 2, line 5)scribeFol. 62b: al-ḥamd li-Llāh ʿalá al-tamām wa-ʿlá rasūlih wa-<ā>lih afḍal al-ṣalāh wa-al-salām /1/ ʿalá yad afqar al-wará Khayr Allāh Jāwush zādah mattaʿanā Allāh /2/ bi-al-ḥusná wa-ziyādah [sic] qad waqaʿa al-farāgh min taḥrīr hadhihi /3/ al-nuskhah al-sharīfah fī waqt al-ḍuḥá yawm al-jumʿah /4/ min awāsiṭ Rajab al-murajjab li-sanat thal<ā>th /5/ wa-thalathīn wa-mi<ʾ>ah wa-alf min /6/ hijrah [sic] al-nabawīyah /7/ m (= tamma) /8/Two colophons (fols. 21a and 62b): the first (in Turkish) giving a fuller name of the scribe; the second (in Arabic) giving the name of the scribe as Khayr Allāh Jāwush Zādah and the date of copying as Friday, mid Rajab 1133 AH / 1721 CE

Laid paper

Foliation: ii+152+ii21.015.516.09.5One or more folios missing after fol. 143

Written obliquely on versos

Framing lines in black and goldWritten in nastaʿlīq script in black ink with chapter headings in redThirty-eight illustrations; five incipits with illuminated headpieces (fols. 1b, 22b, 63b, 107b, and 142b)Incipit page with illuminated headpieceSāḳīnāmeIncipit; headpieceOttoman fleetSāḳīnāmeIllustrationThis illustration depicts the Ottoman fleet, led by Hüseyn Paşa, setting out from the Black Sea against the Polish army.Ottoman Turks fighting the Polish armySāḳīnāmeIllustrationView of the Bosphorus StraitSāḳīnāmeIllustrationIncipit page with illuminated headpieceNefḥat ül-ezhārIncipit; headpieceBattle between the Ottoman and Hungarian armiesNefḥat ül-ezhārIllustrationSultan Murad IV receiving homage from his subjectsNefḥat ül-ezhārIllustrationThe poet ʿAṭāʾī reading from his book (Ḫamse) to his masterNefḥat ül-ezhārIllustrationA Christian girl on her deathbed after converting to IslamNefḥat ül-ezhārIllustrationThis illustration depicts the story of a Muslim boy who fell in love with a Christian girl. Unable to unite with her, he dies of grief. His friend delivers the bad news to her, and she converts to Islam in the hopes of being united with her Muslim lover in heaven.Şeyh Nizameddin saving the life of Hüsrev-i HindiNefḥat ül-ezhārIllustrationŞeyh Gülşeni setting out with his disciples on a voyageNefḥat ül-ezhārIllustrationŞeyh Baba and his menNefḥat ül-ezhārIllustrationThis illustration depicts Şeyh Baba and his men capturing a group of brigands who robbed their tekke (dervish lodge).The poet ʿAṭāʾī talking to a learned man in a tavernNefḥat ül-ezhārIllustrationAn assassin sent by the king of Yemen searching for HatemNefḥat ül-ezhārIllustrationAn imam who put ink, rather than rosewater, on his faceNefḥat ül-ezhārIllustrationA juriconsult giving sexual adviceNefḥat ül-ezhārIllustrationThis illustration depicts a mufti, having heard a complaint from a mother about her son-in-law’s inability to consummate his marriage to her daughter, giving sexual advice.An adulterous husband and his lover butted by a ramNefḥat ül-ezhārIllustrationThis illustration depicts an adulterous husband and his lover being unexpectedly butted by a ram into a room full of surprised guests.Two men caught in bed togetherNefḥat ül-ezhārIllustrationA pederastNefḥat ül-ezhārIllustrationThis illustration depicts a crowd watching a juggler, while punishment is being meted out to a homosexual for his advances on a young boy. The punished figure on the ground is damaged.A sodomite disgracedNefḥat ül-ezhārIllustrationThis illustration depicts a sodomite being disgraced before a crowd by drums and a Turkish wind instrument (zurna).A thief being bitten by a snakeNefḥat ül-ezhārIllustrationThis illustration depicts a thief being bitten by a snake while trying to steal the purse of a man dining with friends.Incipit page with illuminated headpieceSobḥet ül-ebkārIncipit; headpieceMusicians entertaining Sultan Murad IVSobḥet ül-ebkārIllustrationA messenger from Seljuk Sultan Melikşāh being received by the Byzantine kingSobḥet ül-ebkārIllustrationPlato in a cave with his followers bringing their self-portraits for examinationSobḥet ül-ebkārIllustrationMeeting of the armies of Alexander the Great and the Emperor of ChinaSobḥet ül-ebkārIllustrationTwo lovers spared from being beheaded due their loyalty for each otherSobḥet ül-ebkārIllustrationA shamed man who lied about a three-day journey from Mecca to NishapurSobḥet ül-ebkārIllustrationThis illustration depicts a man embarrassed by his turban falling off to reveal his bald head. When he protests that his virtue is gone, Mansur replies that it was already gone when he previously lied about his miraculous three-day journey from Mecca to Nishapur.An innocent youth being entertained by a group of sodomitesSobḥet ül-ebkārIllustrationA man exposing himself through a hole in the fenceSobḥet ül-ebkārIllustrationThis illustration depicts a man exposing himself through a hole in the fence while the women on the other side tie his penis with a string.Caliph Maʾmūn and his soldiers being greeted by a man with a tray of fruitSobḥet ül-ebkārIllustrationIncipit page with illuminated headpieceHeft-ḫvānIncipit; headpieceA learned manHeft-ḫvānIllustrationThis illustration depicts a learned man, who became ill with desperation after having fallen in love, being entertained by his friends with love stories.Hurşid, a Chinese ruler, watching his vizier’s young son swim in a poolHeft-ḫvānIllustrationThis illustration depicts Hurşid, a Chinese ruler, watching Behzād, his vizier’s young and handsome son, swimming in a pool. The painting has been torn.Sultan Mahmud on horseback speaking with AyazHeft-ḫvānIllustrationSultan Mahmud killing a lion and a dragonHeft-ḫvānIllustrationA king looking at a picture of his son and his tutor, who fell in love with himHeft-ḫvānIllustrationA young man looking out of the window for his lover AbdullahHeft-ḫvānIllustrationMahzun, on his way to visit the emir’s son, being thrown down the stairs by one of the courtiersHeft-ḫvānIllustrationTahir and Tayyib being rescued by a Christian shipHeft-ḫvānIllustrationTayyib and Tahir at a party with their rescuers in European attireHeft-ḫvānIllustrationThe ship carrying Tahir and Tayyib being greeted by two Christian nobles in a boatHeft-ḫvānIllustrationIncipit page with illuminated headpieceDīvānIncipit; headpiece

Brown leather binding (with flap); empty center panel with gold-painted frames

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