Author
[Anonymous].
Publication Date
1208هـ/1793م؛ Date (f. 22b)
Publication Place
Quds - Palestine -
Not identified
Type
kitap
Language
Ottoman
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
19.8cm × 13.4cm
Library
Al-Furqan Islamic Heritage Foundation
Library Asset ID
Tur 36
Record ID
90250
Library Location
Palestine (Quds) - Al-Khālidiyyah LIBRARY - Palestine (Jerusalem) - Khalidiya Library
Date
1208هـ/1793م؛ Date (f. 22b)
Notes
Turkish translation by Yūsuf Agha of a Persian book of fortune-telling by an unidentified author. Thin cream-coloured paper with laid lines and watermark; catchwords.
f. 1a: a magic quadrangle; f. 2b: a circle with concentric sections in black and red ink inscribed
لا يعلم الغيب الا هو
listing the names of the 29 sūra contained in this work for the purpose of fortune-telling. ff. 3a-22b each contain two columns, one showing a paragraph from a sūra and the other explaining the respective prediction (fāl) in Turkish. No comparable manuscripts have been located in the major catalogues.
Sample Text
(f. 1b):
Cilt
Modern red pinhead cloth binding with black cloth spine
Yazı hakkında notlar
Careful nesta'liq
Durum
Trimmed; f. 2a is mended; worm damage, water damage on the lower edge.
Mürekkep rengi
Black ink; paragraph headings and names of sūras in dark red ink
Satır sayısı
f. 1b: 24 lines; f 2a to the end: 12 lines per page
