Was the Rubaiyat really onboard Titanic or is it a myth?

Ruba'iyat of Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam (1048 - 1122) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer and philosopher, and a copy of his work, ‘The Rubaiyet’, was present aboard Titanic. This was no ordinary copy though; the cover was a peacock design made from gold and studded with over 1000 rubies and emeralds. It had just been purchased at auction for £405 and was being taken to its new home in New York.

The Rubaiyet is often mentioned when talk of salvage arises, but it is hardly a priceless treasure. It certainly wouldn’t pay for the costly salvage expedition required to find it, which could cost millions of dollars to undertake, without any guarantee of success.

hope this is any help to you guys

Thanks Johno.

Would the salvors tell the public if they found it?

i'm not 100 % sure but i think they might

What will it be worth today if they were to find the copy of the Rubaiyat?

i don't know...... but i have this titanic game called titanic adventure out of time where you have to find that book and it's really intresting. but i've never really thought about the book......

Funny you should mention the game "Adventures out of time". I had to start all over twice in order to complete the game properly. I had the fake necklace all the time. Third time lucky: I got the real necklace, notebook, painting and Rubaiyat beforeleaving the ship. Great game!

It would be worth millions i would suppose

alot of ppl want it because it is precious

well i imagine it is precious if it has that many rubies and emeralds. do you mean millions in lbs or $$$?

To give an idea how beautiful their paintings were see this:

I think it is worthwhile to speculate if it every surfaced or that teams that commenced unauthorized dives took the painting never to be heard of again.

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