Author
Najīb al-Dīn Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Umar al-Samarqandī
Publication Date
Rajab 668 (H, Hijri Kamari)
Publication Place
Madrasa Mubārak al-‘Izz, Cairo (Mubarak Al-Izz School of Egypt) -
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Physical Dimensions
260 x 180 mm
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 5687
Record ID
vdc_100048192389.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
Rajab 668 (H, Hijri Kamari)
Notes
Medical handbook on the causes (causes), symptoms (signs) and treatment (treatment) of diseases by Najīb al-Dīn Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Umar al-Samarqandī (Najib al-Din Abu Hamid Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Umar al-Samarqandi, d. 1222).
The copy was completed in Rajab 668/February-March 1270 at the Madrasa Mubārak al-‘Izz in Cairo (Mubarak al-Izz School for Egypt) by ‘Alī ibn ‘Abd al-Khāliq al-Bahnasī (Ali ibn Abd al-Khaliq al-Bahnasi; see
colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
, f. 226v, lines 14-16, transcribed below).
Begins (f. 2v, lines 2-4):
Muhammad bin Ali Ibn Omar Al-Muttabbab said: I have collected for myself what was in this volume
I need it urgently when seeing and treating patients, so that I can always be there
I can look into it with my hand and do without looking at various books...
Ends (f. 226v, lines 8-11):
Its treatment is that this animal bites hard and gives
From long rhubarb, caper root peels, gentian, and carnation flour
Parts, whether in syrup or honey water, and the slag flower are among its antidotes
Perhaps it is sufficient to use salt and vinegar on the bite site, God willing
Colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 226v, lines 12-17):
The last book of causes and signs
By Najib Al-Samarqandi, may God have mercy on him
Written by Fakir, may God have mercy on him [???] Ali bin Abdul Khaleq Al-Bahnasi
At Mubarak Al-Ezz School for Egypt, may God Almighty preserve it
In Rajab Al-Fard in the year six hundred and sixty-eight
Praise be to God alone, and may His prayers and peace be upon our Master Muhammad, his family, and his companions
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 181, pp. 158-59
Edinme Kaynağı
Purchased from J. Askan, 17 October 1899
Köken
Muṣṭafá ibn ‘Abd al-Qādir (?) (مصطفى بن عبد القادر [؟]): his inscription, with date 1137 (f. 1r);
‘Alī ibn Ramaẓān (!) al-Jirā’iḥī (علي بن رمظان [!] الجرائحي): his inscription and his seal, without date (f. 1r);
Jabrā’īl al-Ṭabīb ibn Anṭūn ‘Azīz (جبرائيل الطبيب ابن أنطون عزيز), Maronite physician of Aleppo: his inscription, with date Tammūz (July) 1774 (f. 1v);
Muṣṭafá ibn ‘Abd al-‘Azīz (مصطفى بن عبد العزيز) known as al-Khulāṣī (الخلاصي): his inscription, with date erased (f. 2r);
Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad ibn ‘Ubayd Allāh (أحمد بن محمد بن أحمد بن عبيد الله): his inscription, without date (f. 226v).
Seçilmiş kaynakça
Studies:
Cherif, Tarabein,
Contribution
à l’histoire de la pharmacie arabe. Étude particulière du manuscrit intitulé: "Al-Nadjibiate al-Samarkandiate"
(Strasbourg: Faculté de Pharmacie, 1952)
Ullmann, Manfred,
Die Medizin im Islam
(Leiden: Brill, 1970), pp. 170 and 339
