Qajar Handwritten Manuscript – Dated Jamadi al-Thani 1297 AH (1880 CE / 1259 Solar) – Persian Legal or Literary Document

Description

Serial: 02108BRB34(3)

This is a historical handwritten Persian manuscript (دست‌نویس) dated to the month of Jamadi al-Thani in 1297 هجری قمری (lunar Hijri), equivalent to approximately 1880 میلادی (Gregorian) and 1259 خورشیدی (solar Hijri / Jalali calendar).

• Issued during the Qajar dynasty (likely under Naser al-Din Shah, r. 1848–1896), a period of modernization, diplomatic changes, and cultural flourishing in Iran.
• Such manuscripts from this era could be legal deeds (e.g., contracts, deeds of sale, or conciliation agreements), literary copies (poetry, religious texts), administrative records, or personal correspondence, often featuring fine calligraphy, seals for authentication, and sometimes illuminated borders or witness signatures.
• Format: Handwritten on paper, typical dimensions vary (often folio-sized around 30–40 cm height, but specifics depend on the item).
• Key elements: Date “جمادی الثانی ۱۲۹۷ هجری قمری” prominently inscribed (usually at the end/colophon), Persian text in calligraphic script, possible seals (ممهور), names of scribe/owner/parties, and contextual phrases.
• Historical context: Reflects Qajar administrative, judicial, or scholarly practices amid increasing Western influence, print technology emergence, and social reforms. Manuscripts like this were common before widespread lithography/printing. No longer in active legal or administrative use; now a vintage archival/historical collectible, prized in Persian manuscript studies, Iranian history, Islamic codicology, and Qajar-era cultural heritage.