I. Parlatir , Gy. Hazai , B. Kellner-Heinkele (comp.): Catalogue of the Turkish Manuscripts in the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.

Catalogue - II. Literature

One vol.; 303 fols.; 17 lines; single, double and triple columns; p.d. 305 x 100 mm, w.s. 208 x 130 mm. Cloth-bound; with leather spine; in good condition. Paper: thickly glazed; script: fine vowelized nesih

; ink: black; headings arc in red; on all pages sections in verse are framed by a double line whereas the texts in prose are framed by a single red line; catchwords. Süleymân-nâme (<ulj jLL) (Opening heading /serlevha) Begins: p 11 jl I j 11 jl I <JJ I p Mi

l <KjJ (1 b) ppcj ^j-uojJji <UuujJjj aJJJ L Ends: j 1

16 fi Li p_A 3

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1 p-E jjL A H (303a) jH ^L JSo jjjH Famous work by FIRDEVSÎ (d.d.u.) (lb). Şerafeddin İsa or İlyas by real name, FIRDEVSÎ is also known as FIRDEVSÎ-YI R

UMÎ, FIRDEVSÎ-YI T

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ÎL or UZUN F

ÍRDEVSÍ

. He lived in Balıkesir, where he also wrote a large part of his works. The Siileyman-name was written by order of Sultan Beyazid 11 (14811512). When the Sultan found it lengthy, FIRDEVSÎ returned to Balıkesir and tried to abridge his work. He possibly spent the last years of his life in Iran. The date of his death is unknown. Other works by the same author: 1. Silahşor-name, 2. Satranç-name-i kebir, 3. Davet-name, 4. Miinazara-i seyf ü kalem, 5. Hayat ve memat, 6. Pend-name-i Eflâtun, 7. Firaset-name

, 8. Tercünıe-i came-şuy-name, 9. Kutb-name, 10. Hadikatii 'l-hakayık, 11. Hadis-i ahsen. The Süleyman-name is a religious, ethical and social work consisting of legends of King (Prophet) Solomon. Apart from a series of events and religious stories, traditions and anecdotes constitute an important part of the work. The work is arranged in eighty-one volumes; however, not all of them are available. Complete copies are in the Topkapi Palace Library, Hazine N

os 1530 and 1531; Millet Kütüphanesi, Alı Emirî Collection N° 317; Süleymaniye Library, Hacı Mahmut Collection N°4863; seperate volumes are in some Anatolian libraries. Literature: OM 2.357; İA 4.649; PhTF (1964).268; TDEA 3.239; • H. BICARI, Süleymanname'nin Budapeşte'deki yazma nüshası. I. Türk Dili Bilimsel Kurultayına sunulan bildiriler (Ankara. 27-29 Eyliil 1972). Ankara 1975; H. İ. USTA, Firdevsî-i Rumî - Süleyman-nânıe-i Kebîr. İnceleme-metinsözlük. (Ankara 1995. Dokt.t); KÂTIP ÇELEBI, Keşfü'z-Zünûn. 2.1026. H. I. USTA wrote bis doctorate thesis about those manuscripts in the Topkapi 82