Journal of Codicology and Manuscript Research (In persian: Pizhūhish/hā-yi nuskhah/shināsī va taṣḥīḥ-i mutūn)

Journal of Codicology and Manuscript Research (In persian: Pizhūhish/hā-yi nuskhah/shināsī va taṣḥīḥ-i mutūn)

Bibliography and the necessity of correcting the description of Nisab al-Sabiyan by Sifaki Shirazi

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mohsen Goldadi
mojtaba mojarrad
Persian literature group. Faculty of Humanities. Bojnord University. Bojnord. North Khorasan. Iran.
10.22034/crtc.2023.178854
Abstract
Nasab al-Sabiyan Abu Nasr Farahi (d. 640 A.H.) has been one of the prominent educational works in the cultural realm of Iran. Due to the great popularity of this book, various commentaries have been written on it. One of these commentaries, which was written around the 9th century of Hijri, is the commentaries on Nisab al-Sabiyan by Murshiduddin Ali Sifaki Shirazi. Several manuscripts of this description have been identified in different libraries of the world, the oldest of which is kept in the National Library of Turkey. Since this work contains important points about history, geography and Persian literature, its correction can be very valuable. In this research, we try to first examine the various manuscripts of this work and show which manuscripts are more valid. In the next step, we will go to the text of the book and by carefully evaluating it, we will try to present some of the most important literary, historical and geographical achievements of the text to the researchers so that they can use this passage in the researches related to the history and culture of Iran, especially in the ninth century. benefit from it. Our work method will be descriptive-analytical based on manuscripts and other written or printed sources.
Keywords
handwritten
text correction
Manuscript
Nisab al-Sabian
Sifaki Shirazi

Subjects

عدم تعارض منافع

نویسندگانی که نام‌هایشان ذکر شده است تأیید می‌کنند که هیچ وابستگی یا مشارکتی با هیچ سازمان یا نهادی که منافع مالی (مانند حق‌الزحمه؛ کمک‌های آموزشی؛ شرکت در سخنرانی‌ها؛ عضویت، استخدام، مشاوره، مالکیت سهام یا سایر منافع مالی؛ و شهادت کارشناسی یا ترتیبات مجوز اختراعات) یا منافع غیرمالی (مانند روابط شخصی یا حرفه‌ای، وابستگی‌ها، دانش یا باورها) در موضوع یا مواد مورد بحث در این دست‌نوشته ندارند.

Conflict of Interest 

The named authors confirm that they have no affiliations or involvement with any organization or entity with financial interests (such as fees; educational grants; participation in lectures; membership, employment, consulting, stock ownership, or other financial interests; expert testimony or patent licensing arrangements) or non-financial interests (such as personal or professional relationships, affiliations, knowledge, or beliefs) in the subject matter or materials discussed in this manuscript.

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Journal of Codicology and Manuscript Research (In persian: Pizhūhish/hā-yi nuskhah/shināsī va taṣḥīḥ-i mutūn)
Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 5
March 2024
Pages 205-225

  • Receive Date 29 July 2023
  • Accept Date 09 September 2023
  • Publish Date 20 March 2024