Author
ʻAjamī, Kurdī Sayyidī Maḥmūd.
Publication Date
1181
Publication Place
[Egypt?], A.H. 1181 (1767) -
Subject
Divination--Early works to 1800., Islamic magic--Early works to 1800.
Type
Document
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
232 leaves : paper, illustrations ; 220 x 155 (160 x 110) mm bound to 220 x 155 mm.
Library
Penn Libraries
Library Asset ID
1083523186
Record ID
9977459940903681
Library Location
University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Date
1181
Notes
Ms. codex., Title from title page and introduction (f. 7r, 7v)., Foliation: Modern foliation added in pencil, upper left recto; catchwords every verso, lower left. One blank quire at the beginning and end of the work., Layout: 19 long lines; frame ruled., Script: Written in naskh in dark brown ink; pointed, unvocalized., Decoration: Rubrications in red. Five labeled diagrams in green, yellow, red (f. 21-24r) and 39 letter tables in red and brown (f. 35r, 45r, 53r, 54v, 56v, 62r, 63r, 66v, 71v, 76v, 81v, 86v, 91v, 96v, 101v, 106v, 111v, 116v, 121v131v, 136v, 141v, 146v, 151v, 156v, 161v, 166v, 171v, 181v, 186v, 191v, 196v, 201v, 206v, 211v, 216v, 221v, 224v)., Binding: Brown leather over pasteboard with flap (Type II). Blind stamped green paper onlay mandorla and cornerpieces. Blind stamped frame. Front cover is loose of the spine. Endbands in red and yellow thread in a chevron pattern., Origin: Copy completed on 4 Ṣafar in the 309th year since Kait Bey began his rule (min tawliyat al-Sulṭān Qāʼit Bīk), which was in A.H. 872, so the copy was probably completed in A.H. 1181 (2 July 1767) (f. 226v). | Arabic. | Formerly owned by Carl Frederick Haussmann, given to the University of Pennsylvania 30 September 1910 (note in pencil, f. 225v). | Access to this item is subject to staff review.
Sample Text
Work on divination of events and people; includes divination by letters, horoscopes, time keeping, planetary movements, etc. The work references 40 other books on similar topics at the beginning and lists their authors (f. 9v-15r); also contains several illustrations and numerous tables.
Atıf Şekli
UPenn Ms. Codex 1898
Tür
codices (bound manuscripts), diagrams, tables (documents), Manuscripts, Arabic -- 18th century.