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Akhbār al-ajal

by Ghulām Ḥusayn, author

  • First published:
  • 18th century
  • Language: Persian
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source

354 unnumbered pages ; 21 x 12 cm Manuscript Title from leaf 174 15 lines per page, Indian Nastaʻlīq hand, rubricated Catch words, marginal glosses Versified composition on the rites, observances and prayers regarding death and funerals Composed in 1199 [1784], (author's name is a chronogram) Purchased by Ivanow in Lucknow in 1926 Half bound black leather, black cloth over boards, black cotton hinges, wormed, stab sewn

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ancient religions, animism, and ritual.

  • Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive matched “Rites and ceremonies”. Retained metadata contains “Rites and ceremonies” in the subject metadata.

    • Rites and ceremonies· via Internet Archive
    • Rites and ceremonies· in subject

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  • Contributing institution: McGill University Library
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
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internet-archive:McGillLibrary-rbsc_bw-ms-bw-ivanow_0075-18679
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