Author
Abū Manṣūr al-Ḥasan ibn Nūḥ al-Qumrī
Publication Date
19 Rabī‘ II 678 (AH, Hijri)
Publication Place
Jazīrat Dār al-Fatḥ (Dar al-Fath Island) -
Subject
1
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Physical Dimensions
200 x 135 mm
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 6623
Record ID
vdc_100047867559.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
19 Rabī‘ II 678 (AH, Hijri)
Notes
Medical compendium by Abū Manṣūr al-Ḥasan ibn Nūḥ al-Qumrī (Abu Mansur al-Hisn ibn Nuh al-Qamari, fl. 10th century).
The text is divided into three treatises (articles), each subdivided into chapters (sections). A table of contents listing the three treatises and all of their chapters is found on ff. 2r-4r.
Contents:
Preface and table of contents (ff. 1v-4r);
Treatise One: Diseases Occurring from Head to Toe (The First Treatise on Diseases Occurring from Head to Toe, ff. 4v-185v);
Treatise Two: External Illnesses (The Second Treatise on External Illnesses, ff 185v-216r);
Treatise Three: On Fevers (Third Treatise on Diets, ff. 216r-262r).
The copy was completed in the late morning of Wednesday 19 Rabī‘ II 678/9 August 1279 in Jazīrat Dār al-Fatḥ (Dar al-Fath Island) by Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Shīrāzī (Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Shirazi), who copied the text for his own use (see
colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
, f. 262r, lines 10-15, transcribed below).
The text is followed (f. 262v) by a brief extract concerning the skink (skink) taken from the Compendium of Medicines.
Begins (f. 1v, lines 2-6):
Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, and the end is for the righteous, and there is no aggression except against the wrongdoers and prayers
Peace, greetings and satisfaction be upon the Master of the Prophets and Messengers, Muhammad and all his pure family
The wise Sheikh Abu Mansour Al-Hassan bin Noah Al-Qamari, may God have mercy on him, said
When I was young, I loved the natural sciences and was conflicted with myself about them, especially science
Medicine...
Ends (f. 262r, lines 5-8):
...And what I have provided of those copies does not require any reference to the sacrifices, by God
The one who inspired me with this knowledge, guided me to it, and enabled me to always thank and praise him
And blessings be upon His Messenger and the best of creation, Muhammad, the Master of Messengers
And his good and pure family and good companions
Colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 262r, lines 9-15):
The book has been completed, thanks to God, the Bestowing King, at the hands of the needy servant
[To] the mercy of his Lord, the Most Merciful, Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Shirazi
May God rectify his affairs on the island of Dar al-Fath Adal, may God Almighty protect him from
Pests and their leaves are feared on the morning of Wednesday the nineteenth
From the blessed month of God, Rabi’ al-Akhir, in the year six hundred and seventy-eight
Praise be to God alone, and may His prayers be upon the best of His creation, His Prophet Muhammad and his family
He wrote it for himself and enjoyed it
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Bulma Yardımcıları
Ellis, A.G. and Edward Edwards,
A Descriptive List of the Arabic Manuscripts Acquired by the Trustees of the British Museum since 1894
(London: British Museum, 1912), p. 42
Hamarneh, Sami,
Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts on Medicine and Pharmacy at the British Library
(Cairo: Les Editions Universitaires d’Egypte, 1975), Item 77, pp. 72
Edinme Kaynağı
Purchased from John R. Wortabet (1827-1908), 11 April 1905
Köken
Rustum ibn Aḥmad al-Shirwānī (رستم بن أحمد الشرواني): his inscription without date (f. 1r);
Būlus walad Sham‘ān (بولس ولد شمعان): his inscription without date (f. 1r).
Seçilmiş kaynakça
Studies:
Karmi, Ghada, 'Arabic Medicine in the 10th Century: A Study Based on the Book Ghina wa Muna by Abū Manṣūr al-Ḥasan b. Nūḥ al-Qumrī', Proceedings of the First International Symposium for the History of Arabic Science, April 5-12, 1976, vol. 2: Papers in European Languages (Aleppo: Institute for the History of Arabic Science, 1978), pp. 326-35
Sezgin, Fuat,
Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums
, vol. 3 (Leiden: Brill, 1970), p. 319
Ullmann, Manfred,
Die Medizin im Islam
(Leiden: Brill, 1970), pp. 147
