Author
the stations of the Moon.
The treatise belongs to the genre of Islamicate occult scientific literature known as the pseudo-Aristotelian Hermetica
Publication Date
867 (AH, Hijri)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 5591, ff 3r-18r
Record ID
vdc_100144149585.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
867 (AH, Hijri)
Notes
Treatise on astral elections, or choosing propitious times to begin various actions, judging by the stations of the Moon.
The treatise belongs to the genre of Islamicate occult scientific literature known as the pseudo-Aristotelian Hermetica, which takes its name from the fact that it is made up of texts purporting to be accounts of the teachings of Hermes on various subjects transmitted by Aristotle sometimes explicitly for the benefit of his pupil Alexander the Great.
This text is number 1 (A) in the present collection.
Beginnings (f. 3v, lines 1-5):
Aristotle said that Hermes said mansions
The moon has twenty-eight levels, the first of which
The two conditions are twelve degrees na a minute
Twenty seconds of pregnancy
Hermes said...
Ends (f. 18r, lines 10-13):
...then so
It is all a praiseworthy outcome, one who attains blessings, a good ending, and whoever was born into it, if any
Male or female, he was happy, auspicious, blessed, and of good conduct
The houses have been calculated, thank God Almighty, and praise be to God alone
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. 38
Seçilmiş kaynakça
Studies:
Sezgin, Fuat,
Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums
, vol. 4 (Leiden: Brill, 1971), p. 42, item 5
Sezgin, Fuat,
Geschichte des arabischen Schrifttums
, vol. 7 (Leiden: Brill, 1979), pp. 54-5, item 4
Ullmann, Manfred,
Die Natur- und Geheimwissenschaften im Islam
(Leiden: Brill, 1972), p. 292