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Convinced that Mah Ji is only a reflection of the image in his heart, he weeps a stream a tears

Pem Nem is a 16th-century manuscript commissioned at the court of the Bijapur Sultanate. It belongs to the Prem Marg genre of Sufi literature, where a love story forms a metaphor representing the quest for the union with God. Written in an early form of Dakhni, it is a mathnawi, a long narrative poem written in rhyming couplets.

The only surviving copy of the manuscript, containing 239 folios, is situated in the British Library. It is richly illustrated, with thirty-four paintings in the Bijapur school of Deccan art.

Plot

The story is about a prince named Shah Ji and his beloved named Mah Ji.

Illustrations

Flames of unrequited passion arise from Mahji as she mourns for her lost beloved

There are thirty-four illustrations, mostly full-page, done by three different artists.

16th-century References

  1. ^ Hutton 2011, p. 44.

Bibliography

  • Hutton, Deborah (2011). "The Pem Nem: A Sixteenth Century Illustrated Romance from Bijapur". Sultans of the South: Arts of India's Deccan Courts, 1323-1687. pp. 44–63.
  • Munshi, Neha. A journey of longing - the art of courtly romance in Bijapur.
  • Matthews, David. "Pem Nem: A 16th Century Dakani Manuscript". From Cairo to Kabul: Afghan and Islamic Studies presented to Ralph Pinder-Wilson.
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