Category:Divan-i Khata'i (British Library, Or 3380)

Divan-i Khata'i (British Library, Or 3380), 16th century. Written in Azeri Turkic.(British Library article by Dr. Michael Erdman, Curator, Turkish and Turkic Collections)

Comments by the Britiah Library, suggesting that there are no illustrations in this manuscript: "Or 405 is the only illustrated manuscript in Azerbaijani held at the British Library, but it is by no means the only beautifully constructed volume in the language. Or 3380, the Divan-i Xǝtai, is a 16th century copy of the collected poetry of Shah Ismail I, whose poetic pseudonym or mahlas was Xǝtai/Khaṭā’ī (خطائى). The work’s imperial connections are made apparent by the beautiful gold artistry and calligraphy employed throughout the volume. Shah Ismail was of mixed heritage and grew up speaking both Azerbaijani and Persian. Supported by various Turkic communities, he rose to power by defeating the Aq Qoyunlu confederation, and established the Safavid Empire, becoming Shah of Iran in 1501 CE. (...) The rest of the Azerbaijani items in the British Library’s holdings are not nearly as spectacular as Or 405 and Or 3380, but they do merit attention." (British Library article by Dr. Michael Erdman, Curator, Turkish and Turkic Collections)

"L. British Museum, Or. 3380, contains the Nasihat name (168 bayts), the mathnavi beginning: qadim-i dhat (ff. 10b-83). According to Rieu's Cat. Turk. MASS., is " apparently of the sixteenth century".^[1]

1. ↑ (1942) The Poetry of Shāh Ismā'īl I, p. 1,009a