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Book of hadith
Wedding gift to Tahir Quds (Badr al-Sadat Afqahi's husband) from his wife's family.
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Family portrait
From the left: Husayn and Muhammad Riza Dastghayb Bihishti
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Fragment of Ta’dib al-nisvan [Disciplining women]
The first few pages of Ta’dib al-nisvan [Disciplining Women] (also known as Ta’dib al-nisaʼ), a male-centered, often misogynous text written in the tradition of satirical books of advice to men about how to treat their wives and train their daughters.
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Group photo
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Group photo
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Letter to ‘Amid Lashkar
Probably from Muntasir Lashkar to ‘Amid Lashkar; reporting: Mirza Abu Turab Khan's study of the Gulistan; taking 25 tumans from Shahzadah Dara and giving it to Mirza Abu Turab Khan's mother, who gave 5 tumans to the writer and spent the rest for a Rawzah Khvani ceremony, etc; Sitvat al-Saltanah sending a lamb for Mirza Abu Turab Khan; Muhammad ‘Ali's stipend; Mirza Abu Turab Khan's mother asking the addressee to write to Mashhadi Muhammad Aqa asking to give them 15 tumans as a monthly allowance for household expenses, the allowances of Mahdi Khan and Hasan Khan, the servants' stipends,...
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Letter, 1900
A letter to the writer's child, inquiring about her/his well-being, reminding her/him to send the requested package, and giving her/him advice on pursuing her/his studies.
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Mirza Husaynquli and ‘Ali Akbar Shahnazi
Mirza Husaynquli and his son, ‘Ali Akbar Shahnazi
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Nakhust Namah, 1902 or 1903
The first volume of the book, written for public schools in the Muzaffari period (1902 or 3) by Matah Vus Khan Malik Yans. In the introduction, the author explains how to use the book. Part One is visual and teaches the alphabet. Part Two includes some reading exercises from works of poets such as Sa‘di, Nizami and Hafiz.
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One Thousand and One Nights