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Manuscript/Mixed Material Prayer for God's mercy

About this Item

Title

  • Prayer for God's mercy

Created / Published

  • 18th-19th centuries

Headings

  • -  Calligraphy, Arabic
  • -  Calligraphy, Persian
  • -  Manuscripts, Persian--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  Iran
  • -  India
  • -  Arabic script calligraphy
  • -  Illuminated Islamic manuscripts
  • -  Islamic calligraphy
  • -  Islamic manuscripts
  • -  Nasta'liq

Notes

  • -  Persian poem with verses seeking the mercy and assistance of God, written black nasta'liq script from Iran or India during the 18th or 19th century.
  • -  Ay mihr-i sipihr-i sar farazi / Vay gawhar-i bahr-i bi-niyazi / Daram za 'anayat-i tu umid / Kaz lutf u karam mara navazi
  • -  Dimensions of Written Surface: 12.1 (w) x 22.5 (h) cm
  • -  Oh Sun of the proud skies, / Oh Gem of the sea freed from need, / I have hope (to receive) your favor, / Kindness, generosity, and support of me
  • -  The fragment is neither dated nor signed, but may have been executed in Iran or India sometime during the 18th or 19th century.
  • -  The verses are executed in black nasta'liq script on a beige paper. A small and rather sloppy frame has been pasted to the text panel and onto a larger sheet of paper backed by cardboard.
  • -  This calligraphic fragment includes a Persian poem seeking the mercy and assistance of God. The verses read:
  • -  Script: nasta'liq
  • -  1-04-713.19.47

Medium

  • 1 volume ; 22.1 (w) x 34.6 (h) cm

Repository

  • Library of Congress African and Middle Eastern Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2019714552

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Selections of Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Calligraphy are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, African and Middle East Division, Near East Section Persian Manuscript Collection

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