File:Kurdish manuscript in the British Library – Page of poetry in Gorani from the Gorani anthology in safina format, copied in 1197–8 AH 1782–4 CE (Or. 6444, f. 11r).jpg

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Page of an 18th-century manuscript copy of Gorani poems, from the ''Gorani Anthology'' (British Library: Or. 6444, f. 11r)

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English: Photograph showing folio 11 recto of the British Library's manuscript collection of poetry in the Kurdish Gorani language, the Gorani Anthology. (Shelf mark: Or. 6444, http://searcharchives.bl.uk/IAMS_VU2:IAMS032-003468713) The codex was copied in 1197–98 AH (1782–84 CE) and contains 370 poems of different authors written in naskh script and in an oblong "safīna" format. Poems from this anthology were published with an English translation by Anwar Soltani, Anthology of Gorani Kurdish Poetry (London: The Soane Trust for Kurdistan, 1997).
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https://blogs.bl.uk/asian-and-african/2019/11/a-testament-to-diversity-kurdish-manuscript-collections-at-the-british-library.html

"A testament to diversity: Kurdish manuscript collections at the British Library" Michael Erdman, Turkish and Turkic Collections Curator, British Library

British Library Asian and African studies blog, 19 November 2019
Author British Library photograph, marked as public domain
Camera location51° 31′ 49.9″ N, 0° 07′ 36.3″ W  Heading=124.58266129032° Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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