Author
Jaʻfar al-Ṣādiq,702?-765 or 6
Subject
Divination, Medicine
Type
Book
Language
ara,tur
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
16
Physical Dimensions
16 ff. 1 ff. 73 ff. 4 ff. 2 ff.
Library
FIHRIST Library
Library Asset ID
MS. Marsh 71
Record ID
1229
Library Location
Bodleian Library, Oxford University
Notes
The volume contains 97 leaves. Folios 1a, 17a, 18b, and an unnumbered folio between 17 and 18 are blank. There are four preliminary folios: folio ia has Arabic and Latin titles for the first item in the volume, with the lower quarter torn away; folios iia, iiia, and ivab have Arabic pious phrases, prayers, and a note of purchase for 20 dinars, written in Maghribī script; folios ib, iib, and iiib are blank.
Sample Text
بسم الله ... قال العبد الفقير الى الله تعالى المعترف بذنبه الراجي عفو ربه صفى الدوله مالك ابن ابي النجم المسيحى المتطبب عفا الله عنه سالني بعض الاخوان المتعلمين بصناعة الطب ان اجمع له دستورا يستضي به فى حفظ الصحاه وعلاج الامراض العارضه على الاكثر بالادويه والاغذيه
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