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    Bal'ami's Persian translation of al-Tabari's "Ta'rikh" Persian Naskh script, a page from Bal'ami's Persian translation of al-Tabari's "Ta'rikh" from the Il-Khanid period from Persia/Central Asia. Bal'ami's Persian version of Tabari's "Ta'rikh" has been translated into French by Hermann Zotenberg: see "Chronique de Abou Djafar Mohammed-ben-Djarir-ben-Yezid Tabari, traduite sur la version persane d'Abou-Ali Mohammed Bel`ami, d'après les manuscrits de Paris, de Gotha, de Londres et de Canterbury" (Paris: Imprimerie Impériale, 1867-1874).…
    • Date: 12??

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    Quatrain on divine mercy Persian Quatrain on divine mercy, Mir 'Ali Heravi (d. 951/1544-5), from Herat (in modern-day Afghanistan) a master calligrapher and the creator of nasta'liq script, he was taken to Bukhara (modern-day Uzbekistan) in 935/1528-9 by the Shaybanid ruler 'Ubaydallah Khan Uzbek (Qadi Ahmad 1959: 126-131). Dimensions of Written Surface: 9.4 (w) x 17.7 (h) cm On the back of this fragment appears the inscribed attribution…
    • Contributor: Mir 'Ali Heravi (Attr.)
    • Date: 15??
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    Verses in Persian and Chaghatay Poetry written in nasta'liq script in Persian & Chaghatay Turkish (Central Asian Turkish). Persian poems by Sa'di (d. 691/1292) Chaghatay poems by Mir 'Ali Shir Nava'i (d. 1501), Patron: Husayn Bayqara (r. 1470-1506) Timurid era. Dimensions of Written Surface: 15.1 (w) x 24 (h) cm In the central text panel, verses in Chaghatay Turkish are written in black nasta'liq script on a beige paper…
    • Date: 1600
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    Sa'di,"The Chinese Girl and the Slave" Story 40 from Sa'di's (d. 691/1292) "Gulistan" (The Rose Garden), "The Chinese Girl and the Slave" written in black nasta'liq script during the Timurid and Safavid periods in Persia (Iran), i.e., during the 15th and 16th centuries. Dimensions of Written Surface: Recto: 10.4 (w) x 19.5 (h) cm. Dimensions of Written Surface: Verso: 10.5 (w) x 19.8 (h) cm The text is written in…
    • Date: 14??

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    Verses by Hilali Persian poetry verses by the poet Hilali (d. 936/1529-30), written in nasta'liq script by the calligrapher Mir 'Ali Heravi (d. 951/1544-5) during the Shaybanid period. Dimensions of Written Surface: 13.3 (w) x 22.1 (h) cm It appears that this calligraphic piece attempts to highlight the close master-pupil relationship by pasting together their works onto a single album page. Other calligraphic fragments written by, or…
    • Contributor: Mir 'Ali and Sultan Bayazid
    • Date: 15??
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    Three bayts (verses) to a loved one Three bayts (verses) to a loved one, written in nasta'liq script by the calligrapher Mir 'Ali Heravi (d. 951/1544-5) during the Shaybanid period. Bi-ka'ba rah cha nama'i ka ka'ba-yi khana-yi tu-st / Harim-i ka'ba-yi man khak-i astana-yi tu-st / Fusun-i chasm-i tu bigirift mulk-i dilha-ra / Miyan-i mardum-i 'alam kanun fisana-yi tu-st / Khayal-i la'l-i tu az dil burun chaguna baram / Ka bar…
    • Contributor: Mir 'Ali Al-Katib
    • Date: 15??
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    Ghazals of Amir Khusraw Dihlavi Ghazals by Indian Persian poet, Amir Khusraw Dihlavi (d. 725/1325) written in black nasta'liq script by the calligrapher Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi, active in the Timurid court of Sultan Husayn Bayqara (r. 1470-1506) in Herat. Dimensions of Written Surface: 10.5 (w) x 18.6 (h) cm In the bottom left corner of the rightmost column appears the artist's signature, which reads: mashaqahu al-'abd (written by the…
    • Contributor: Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi
    • Date: 15??
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    Prayers for safety and success Prayers for safety and success in Persian in black Nasta'liq script by the calligrapher Mir 'Ali Heravi (d. 951/1544-5) during the Shaybanid period. Dimensions of Written Surface: 6.1 (w) x 15.2 (h) cm Jahanat bi-kam u falak yar bad / Jahan afarinat nigahdar bad / Bi-kam-i tu bada hama-yi kar-i tu / Khudavand-i giti nigahdar-i tu / Dil u kishvarat jam' u ma'mur bad…
    • Contributor: Mir 'Ali
    • Date: 15??
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    Quatrain by Rumi Quatrain by Rumi written in black Nasta'liq script by the calligrapher Mir 'Ali Heravi (d. 951/1544-5) during the Shaybanid period. (Oh) wine-bringer, because of (my) grief for you, (my) mind and spirit left / Give (me) wine so that (my) pride may disappear. / My patience and ability are spent in this way, / I too would vanish, if only I could. Dimensions of…
    • Contributor: Mir 'Ali
    • Date: 15??
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    Quatrain for a king Quatrain for a king written in black Nasta'liq script by the calligrapher Mir 'Ali Heravi (d. 951/1544-5) during the Shaybanid period. Dimensions of Written Surface: 9.5 (w) x 17.6 (h) cm In the lower left corner, the calligrapher, 'Ali, states that he wrote the work (katabahu). 'Ali may be identified as Mir 'Ali Heravi (d. 951/1544-5), a calligrapher active in the city of Herat…
    • Contributor: Mir 'Ali Heravi (Attr.)
    • Date: 15??