SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE AUTHORSHIP AND DATE OF COMPOSITION OF THE EPIC “YUSUF VA ZULAYXO” ATTRIBUTED TO DURBEK

Authors

  • H. P. Eshonqulov Professor, Department of Uzbek Language and Literature, Bukhara State University
  • J. R. Oripov Second-stage Doctoral Candidate (PhD), Department of Uzbek Language and Literature, Bukhara State University

Keywords:

Durbek, Ahmadi Jom, Navoiy, Yusuf va Zulayxo, manuscript, textual variants, abjad chronology.

Abstract

The article discusses certain controversial issues related to the 15th-century epic poem Yusuf va Zulayxo. It examines various scholarly opinions regarding the author of the work and the date of its composition. Manuscripts, published editions, and previous studies on the poem are compared and analysed.

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Halide Cemil Dolu. “A Few Words on the Yusuf Story and Some Turkish Copies.” Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Dergisi, vol. IV/4, Istanbul, May 1952, pp. 420–455.

Korkmaz, Zeynep. “An Unknown Manuscript and the Author of the Chaghatay Yusuf and Züleyha Masnavi Written in the Name of Hüseyin Baykara.” Türkoloji Dergisi, vol. III, issue 1, Ankara, 1968, pp. 7–48.

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Alisher Navoiy. Complete Works Collection, 20 volumes, vol. 16. Tashkent, 2000.

Durbek. Yusuf va Zulayxo. Tashkent, 1959.

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Published

2025-12-12

How to Cite

H. P. Eshonqulov, & J. R. Oripov. (2025). SOME CONSIDERATIONS ON THE AUTHORSHIP AND DATE OF COMPOSITION OF THE EPIC “YUSUF VA ZULAYXO” ATTRIBUTED TO DURBEK. International Multidisciplinary Journal for Research & Development, 12(12), 368–371. Retrieved from https://ijmrd.in/index.php/imjrd/article/view/4276