MEDŽMUA BAJRAMA I MEHMEDA KALABE IZ SARAJEVA
Majmua of Bajram and Mehmed Kalaba from Sarajevo

Summary/Abstract: Majmua (magmú’) as a specific type of manuscript exists in Bosnian-Herzegovinian cultural heritage in Oriental languages. Among such manuscripts is majmua from the oriental collection of Historical Archive in Sarajevo registered under the number R 301. The owners and copyists of majmua are Bayram Salih Qalaba and his son Mehmed Nuri Qalaba from Sarajevo. Majmua originates from the middle of the ninetinth century. The manuscripts of this majmua presents a collection of different types of poems, single verses, notes and some short treatises mainly from astrology, written in Turkish language. Since in this majmua we can find poem of some Bosnian-Herzegovinian authors about which we know very little, or nothing, this majmua became very important for Bosnian-Herzegovinian cultural heritage. For example in this madjmua we can find poems written in Turkish language, which is in fact will (testament) to the sons Mehmed Šukri and Mustafa Hilmi written by their father Salih Bayram Qalaba after death of their mother Nuriyya-hanim, daughter Fatima and Utman Spahić in year 1286/1869.

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