Manuscript, Northern Deccan, second half of the 16th century, --

Copyrights Holder: CallFront
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
Entry ID: India_VG_05
Author: Vivek Gupta
Date: 1551 – 1600
Localization Exactitude Degree: Approximate
Place of Production: India, Northern Deccan (Deccan Peninsulam, nord)
Present Location: Cleveland Museum of Art and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahlaya, Mumbai
Website Link: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1981.55
Language: Hindavi; Persian
Title of the Document (If Relevant): Chandayan
Type of text: Poetry
Nature of the Text: Other
Text Content: Sufi narrative poetry. Verse 409, "Lorik Attempts to Assuage Chanda", Richard Cohen, trans. The Chandayan, Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2024, p. 394 (1981,55) ; Verse 14, Richard Cohen, trans. The Chandayan, Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2024, p. 74 (57.1-10) ; Verse 74 on Chanda's mole, Richard Cohen, trans. The Chandayan, Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2024, p. 121 (57.1-3) ; Verse 106, Lorik prepares for battle, Richard Cohen, trans. The Chandayan, Mumbai: Marg Publications, 2024, p. 148 (57.1-13)
Script: Other
Color of the Script: black; red
Type of Object: manuscript\codex
Size (of the object): 25.5 x 20 cm
Technique: written
Bibliography: York Leach, Linda. Indian Miniature Paintings and Drawings. Cleveland, Oh. : Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press ; Bloomington, Ind. : distributed by Indiana University Press, 1986. Cat. no. 7.

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nūn sīn shīn sādḍād yā’ lām and qāf descenders: wide deep bowl
jīm ḥāʾ khā' and ‘ain ghayn descenders: semicircular backward tail; opening horizontal
yā’ al-rāji’ah descenders: short backward horizontal stroke

sīn shīn denticles: short pointed denticles
initial and medial bāʾ tāʾthāʾ nūn yāʾ denticles: initial perpendicular to baseline

hā' counters: initial / medial double eyed (wajh al-hirr); isolated one-eyed triangular (murabba'ah); final s-shaped (muḥdawdibah)
fā' qāf wāw counters: rounded head
mīm counters: compact head diagonal stroke