This article looks at all the known seals of Tipu Sultan of Mysore (r. 1782-1799) particularly those found in the manuscripts which formed his Library collection, disbanded in 1799 after the fall of Seringapatam and subsequently divided between the East India Company London (now in the British Library), and the Asiatic Society of Bengal, Kolkata. By focussing on the British Library collections certain patterns of usage have come to light, possibly indicating Tipu Sultan's linguistic and literary preferences.

It gives me great pleasure to dedicate this article to Barbara Brend as a mark of appreciation for her patience and help, whose knowledge and advice has been of such benefit to a non-art historian. At the end of this article I highlight an important manuscript from the Royal Asiatic Society's collection which thanks to her sponsorship has now been digitised and is available on the web as part of the RAS digital collections.

本文着眼于所有已知的迈索尔蒂普苏丹（1782-1799 年在位）的印章，特别是在形成他的图书馆藏品的手稿中发现的印章，这些印章于 1799 年在 Seringapatam 沦陷后解散，随后在伦敦东印度公司（现在在大英图书馆）和孟加拉亚洲协会，加尔各答。通过关注大英图书馆的藏品，某些使用模式已经曝光，这可能表明蒂普苏丹的语言和文学偏好。

我很高兴将这篇文章献给芭芭拉·布伦德，以感谢她的耐心和帮助，她的知识和建议对非艺术史学家大有裨益。在本文的结尾，我重点介绍了皇家亚洲学会收藏的一份重要手稿，由于她的赞助，该手稿现已数字化，并作为 RAS 数字馆藏的一部分在网上提供。