Author
Yusuf ibn Muhammad al-Jūkhī al-Mawṣilī
Publication Date
14th century (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Physical Dimensions
180 x 128 mm
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 3135
Record ID
vdc_100099022436.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
14th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
A short untitled treatise on archery by Yūsuf ibn Muḥammad al-Jūkhī al-Mawṣilī (Yūsuf ibn Muhammad al-Jawkhi al-Mawsili, dates unknown) in the tradition of
al-
Kitāb al-wāḍiḥ fī al-ramy wa-al-nushshāb
(The Clear Book on Archery and Crossbows) by ʿAbd al-Raḥmān ibn Aḥmad al-Ṭabarī (Abd al-Rahman ibn Ahmad Tabari, active ca 9th century), who is mentioned on f. 1v.
The volume has been trimmed and repaired, resulting in losses to the side-headings in the margins.
Contents:
The fundamental points [in bow-shooting] (Fundamentals, ff. 2r-2v);
Faults in shooting (Question on the faults of shooting, ff. 3r-4v);
Propositions on the principles of archery (thirty-one are cited but there are only thirty in the text), compiled by ʿAbd Allāh ibn Sulaymān al-Yamanī (Abdullah ibn Sulaymān al-Yamanī, ff. 4v-23r).
Begins (f. 1v, lines 2-5):
The professor said
Youssef bin Muhammad Al-Joukhi Al-Mosili, may God forgive him
From him, the imams of throwing stones after Saad Ibn
Abu Waqqas, may God be pleased with him, three...
Ends (f. 23r, line 3-f. 23v, line 5):
...what was it to
Strength and solidity are more eloquent than the left
Suitable for those with energy and throwing at me
Strong bows because arrows are different
Soft and left-handed bow arrows fit for holders
Soft bows, and God knows best what is right
And to Him is the reference and the source
May God’s blessings and peace be upon our master Muhammad, his family and companions
Much appreciated
And it was completed
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Bulma Yardımcıları
Rieu, Charles,
Supplement to the Catalogue of the Arabic Manuscripts in the British Museum
(London: The British Museum, 1894), Item 818, pp. 555
Edinme Kaynağı
Purchased from Baron Alfred Freiherr von Kremer (1828-89), 9 January 1886
Köken
Ibrāhīm ibn Yaḥyá (ابراهيم ابن يحيى), his ownership note, cancelled (f. 23v);
Ibrāhīm (ابراهيم), his note (f. 23v)
Seçilmiş kaynakça
Study:
Brockelmann, Carl,
History of the Arabic Written Tradition: Supplement to Volume 1, trans. by Joep Lameer. Handbook of Oriental studies. Section one, The Near and Middle East
; volume 117/S1, p. 942
