| Title | Nala Damayanti |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | C325 |
| Museum Name | Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata |
| Gallery Name | NA |
| Object Type | Manuscript |
| Main Material | Paper |
| Author | Shaikh Faizi (1547-1595) |
| Provenance | The Nawab Bahadur of Murshidabad, 1904. |
| Scribe | Unknown |
| Subject | A Romantic Poem |
| Language | Persian |
| Script | Nast'aliq |
| Inscription | 13 lines to a page. |
| Number of folios | 184 |
| Number of Illustrations | 31 of Mursidabad school |
| Dimensions | 15.3x24.2cm |
| Brief Description | 5 Seals(on the first page there are 4 seal impressions and 1 seal on the concluding page)as well as an endorsement stating that the book was to be placed in the Royal Library by the orders of Saiyyad Akbar Raza Darogha-i-Kutubkhana-i-Sarkari Ali. The Manuscript is written in an exquisite hand and ornamented with richly decorated margins with attractive designs. |
| Detailed Description | A story from the Sanskrit Mahabharata - the well known episode of Nala and Damayanti. Translated into Persian at the command of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. Manuscript Copy |