Cerulli Persiani 698 | The Distribution of Dates and the Superiority of 'Ali; [II] The Self-Sacrifice of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib in the Path of God

Titre

En Cerulli Persiani 698 | The Distribution of Dates and the Superiority of 'Ali; [II] The Self-Sacrifice of 'Ali ibn Abi Talib in the Path of God

Fr [I] La Distribution des dattes et la supériorité de ʿAlī ; [II] L'Offrande de la vie de ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib sur le chemin de Dieu

Fa (I) تقسیم خرما و برتری علی (II) سردادن علی ابن ابی‌طالب در راه خدا

Type

Codex / Single fascicolo (not divided into role-booklets)

Créateur/ Créatrice

Anonymous

Sujet

En Literary approaches ; Pahlavi dynasty

Fr Approches littéraires ; Dynastie Pahlavi

Identifiant

Cerulli pers. 698

Format

17 folios

Résumé

En Persian Shiʿi religious play (taʿziya), a single copione containing two internally consecutive dramatic units. Unit I (ff. 1–11b): "The distribution of dates and the pre-eminence of ʿAlī" (Taqsīm-i khurmā va bartarī-yi ʿAlī), an episode from the ʿAlī cycle in which the Prophet distributes dates and ʿAlī's superiority over the companions is demonstrated (Rossi & Bombaci, subject IV.4). Unit II (ff. 11b–17a): "ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib offers his head for God" (Sardādan-i ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib dar rāh-i Khudā) — also titled "ʿAlī offers his head to his enemy Ḥanzala ibn Ṣafwān" — a dramatic soliloquy in which ʿAlī confronts the enemy warrior Ḥanzala and proclaims: "I am he who slew Ḥanzala and Ḏū 'l-Ḥimār; I am he whose fingertips are the keys of Paradise" (Rossi & Bombaci, subject IV.19). Notably, Rossi & Bombaci flag in their Introduction (fn. 4, p. xxxiv) that this precise pairing of the two episodes is also found in Pelly's published collection (drama no. IV, mid-19th century) and that the redaction is identical — making MS 698 a direct witness to a textual tradition also preserved in that foundational published corpus. The manuscript is a single fascicolo (not divided into role-booklets), 17 folios, undated, early twentieth century. Provenance: Šāhrūd. Scribe/owner not recorded.

Fr En Persian Shi'i religious play (taʿziya), a single fascicolo containing two internally consecutive dramatic units. Unit I (ff. 1–11b): «The Distribution of Dates and the Pre-eminence of ʿAlī» (Taqsīm-i khurmā va bartarī-yi ʿAlī) — an episode from the ʿAlī cycle in which the Prophet distributes dates and ʿAlī's superiority over the companions is demonstrated (class. IV.4). Unit II (ff. 11b–17a): «ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib Offers His Head for God» (Sardādan-i ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib dar rāh-i Khudā) — also titled «ʿAlī offers his head to his enemy Ḥanzala ibn Ṣafwān» — a dramatic soliloquy in which ʿAlī confronts the warrior Ḥanzala and proclaims: «I am he who slew Ḥanzala and Ḏū 'l-Ḥimār; I am he whose fingertips are the keys of Paradise» (class. IV.19). Rossi and Bombaci note that this precise pairing of the two episodes is also found in Pelly's published collection (drama no. IV, mid-19th century) and that the redaction is identical — making MS 698 a direct witness to a textual tradition also preserved in that foundational published corpus. Provenance: Šāhrūd. Fr Pièce religieuse chiite persane (taʿziya), un fascicolo unique contenant deux unités dramatiques consécutives. Unité I (ff. 1–11b) : « La Distribution des dattes et la prééminence de ʿAlī » (Taqsīm-i khurmā va bartarī-yi ʿAlī) — épisode du cycle de ʿAlī dans lequel le Prophète distribue des dattes et la supériorité de ʿAlī sur les compagnons est démontrée (class. IV.4). Unité II (ff. 11b–17a) : « ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib offre sa tête à l'ennemi Ḥanzala ibn Ṣafwān » (Sardādan-i ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib dar rāh-i Khudā) — monologue dramatique dans lequel ʿAlī confronte le guerrier Ḥanzala et proclame : « Je suis celui qui a tué Ḥanzala et Ḏū 'l-Ḥimār ; je suis celui dont les bouts des doigts sont les clés du Paradis » (class. IV.19). Rossi et Bombaci signalent que cet appariement précis des deux épisodes se retrouve également dans la collection publiée de Pelly (drame n° IV, milieu du XIXe siècle) et que la rédaction est identique — faisant du MS 698 un témoin direct d'une tradition textuelle également conservée dans ce corpus fondateur. Provenance: Šāhrūd.

Date

ca. 1900–1910

Source

Vatican City

Edition

Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

Vatican City

Référence

https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Cerulli.pers.698

Langue

Fa

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