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Collection (majmū`) of texts on astrology, attributed to Ptolemy and Hermes

Title	Collection (majmū`) of texts on astrology, attributed to Ptolemy and Hermes
Publication Date:	1300-1400
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	178 mm x 132 mm x 20 mm (height x width x depth)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	Ar 5018
Library Location	Arabic collection
Date	1300-1400
Notes	Collection (majmū`) of texts on astrology, attributed to Ptolemy and Hermes. Codex, ink and colour on paper, 35 folios, Arabic text in naskh script, with table (fol. 35v), anthology (majmū`) of 5 texts on astrology, (1: fols. 1-13) Aḥkām al-shi`rā al-yamāniyya li-Baṭlamyūs al-ḥakīm (additional titles Dhikr ṭulū` al-shi`rā al-`abūr al-thamāniyya, Ṭāli` al-shi`rā), attributed Ptolemy, (2: fols. 14r-34v) Aḥkam al-shi`rā al-yamāniyya, attributed Hermes, (3: fol. 35r) fā’ida text correlating Coptic and Syrian calendars, (4: fol. 35r) on predicting the water level of the Nile from the astrological nature of the Moon on the Coptic calendar date 24 Barmudah (Paremoude, the eighth month), (5: fol. 35v) table of planetary hours, unsigned, undated, c. 1300-1400.
Materyal	Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material)
Nesne Adı	Codex
Müstensih ve Üretim Yeri	Unknown, Egypt (probably)
Yazı Tipi	Naskh script

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Collection (majmū`) of texts on astrology, attributed to Ptolemy and Hermes

Publication Date 1300-1400

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 178 mm x 132 mm x 20 mm (height x width x depth)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID Ar 5018

Library Location Arabic collection

Date 1300-1400

Notes Collection (majmū`) of texts on astrology, attributed to Ptolemy and Hermes. Codex, ink and colour on paper, 35 folios, Arabic text in naskh script, with table (fol. 35v), anthology (majmū`) of 5 texts on astrology, (1: fols. 1-13) Aḥkām al-shi`rā al-yamāniyya li-Baṭlamyūs al-ḥakīm (additional titles Dhikr ṭulū` al-shi`rā al-`abūr al-thamāniyya, Ṭāli` al-shi`rā), attributed Ptolemy, (2: fols. 14r-34v) Aḥkam al-shi`rā al-yamāniyya, attributed Hermes, (3: fol. 35r) fā’ida text correlating Coptic and Syrian calendars, (4: fol. 35r) on predicting the water level of the Nile from the astrological nature of the Moon on the Coptic calendar date 24 Barmudah (Paremoude, the eighth month), (5: fol. 35v) table of planetary hours, unsigned, undated, c. 1300-1400.

Materyal Paper (material), Pigment (material), Ink (material)

Nesne Adı Codex

Müstensih ve Üretim Yeri Unknown, Egypt (probably)

Yazı Tipi Naskh script