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accession number:	2013.318
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From the Farhang-i Jahangiri (Persian-language Dictionary) compiled by Mir Jamal al-Din Husayn Inju of Shiraz (Persian, d. 1626), 1607–8. Mughal India, court of Jahangir (1605–1627). Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, double-sided: one with blue border (recto) and other with red border (verso); page: 33.7 x 21.9 cm (13 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.); text field: 21.2 x 11 cm (8 3/8 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.318

title:				From the Farhang-i Jahangiri (Persian-language Dictionary) compiled by Mir Jamal al-Din Husayn Inju of Shiraz (Persian, d. 1626)
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creation date:			1607–8
creation date earliest:		1607
creation date latest:		1608
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creditline:			Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
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culture:	Mughal India, court of Jahangir (1605–1627)
technique:	ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, double-sided: one with blue border (recto) and other with red border (verso)
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art - Mughal
type:		Painting
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measurements: Page: 33.7 x 21.9 cm (13 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.); Text field: 21.2 x 11 cm (8 3/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Recto: “kuyesteh” (misspelling of “kunisteh,” meaning two halves of the buttocks) to “Gur” (name of a people in India);
Verso: “Gur” to “Gush” (morning east breeze, zephyr)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Charles Dikran Kelekian [1910–1992], New York, NY, sold to Ralph Benkaim)
	date: c. 1950-July 1968
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	Ralph Benkaim [1914-2001] and Catherine Glynn Benkaim [b. 1946], Beverly Hills, CA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: July 1968-2013
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2013-
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digital description:
<em>Farhang-i Jahāngīrī</em>, one of the most complete and authoritative dictionaries of the Persian language, was compiled by Mir Jamal al-Din Husayn Inju. It took him 12 years to compile over 9,000 words with definitions and examples from verses by Persian poets. He was born in Shiraz, Iran, but lived most of his life in Agra, India, so the dictionary was named honor of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, who reigned from 1605 to 1627.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Mace, Sonya Rhie, Mohsen Ashtiany, Catherine Glynn, Pedro Moura Carvalho, Marcus Fraser, and Ruby Lal. <em>Mughal Paintings: Art and Stories: the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. London: D Giles Limited, 2016.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 43, p. 219
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