Author
Ṭaybughā al-Ashrafī al-Baklamishī al-Yūnānī
Publication Date
17th century (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Physical Dimensions
230 x 150 mm
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 1358
Record ID
vdc_100099021362.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
17th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
An abridged copy of a technical treatise on archery, partly in verse, by Taybughā al-Ashrafī al-Baklamishī al-Yūnānī (Taybgha al-Ashrafī al-Baklamishī al-Yūnānī, d. c. 1394, see f. 2, lines 3-5, and f.33v, lines 10-11). The title of the work is given at the end of the introduction (f. 11v, line 11). This undated copy was transcribed by Muḥammad al-Umlayṭī al-Azharī (see f. 223r, line 7, transcribed below).
The text was probably written during the Mamluk Sultan al-Ashraf Shaʻban (reg. 1363-77). The present copy claims the text was written in 770/1368-9 (f. 34r, line 7) and describes it as 'number 247 in the
dīwān
' (f. 34r, lines 1-2), although these segments of text do not appear in older copies.
Contents:
Preface and introduction, discussing prophetic sayings relating to archery (ff. 2v-12r);
Ghināyat al-murāmī wa-ghāyat al-mighrām lil-muʻān
(Ghanaya al-Marami and Ghayaya al-Maghram al-Ma'an), a treatise on archery in the form of a 149-verse
qasīdah
in
rajaz
meters (ff. 12r-34r, title at f. 15v, lines 1-2);
Chapter two: A technical commentary on the preceding verses, consisting of detailed descriptions of equipment, techniques, and actions relating to archery, including mounted archery, physiology of the archer, and history and theory of archery (ff. 34r-146v);
Section on miscellaneous subjects relating to archery (وما بعد ذلك من الأبيات..., ff. 146v-223r).
Begins (f. 2v, lines 2-5):
Praise be to Allah, the just wisdom, the comprehensive knowledge, the Almighty
Sultana al-Bahr is an excuse
Qami' al-Kafir and Mubdra and the place is based on the location
عليه أمره.
Ends (f. 222v, line 11- f. 223r, line 3):
...Then
To Shams al-Din Mohammed then to al-Shahabi Shahab
Al-Din Ahmad ibn al-Marhum Khatamt al-Muharrin al-Ma'roof
Between Ramah and Abi Shama (may Allaah have mercy on him).
Colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 223r, lines 4-10):
The Holy Book is in his hands
أفقر خلقه وأحجهم
To the forgiveness of your Lord and forgiveness
Mohammed Al-Amlaiti Al-Azhari
Forgive Allah for him
ولمن دعا له
By the Forgiver, the Mercy and the Muslims gathered
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 821, p. 557
Edinme Kaynağı
Purchased from Sir Charles Augustus Murray (1806-95), 1875
Köken
ʻAlī ibn al-marḥūm al-sharīf Ghālib (علي بن المرحوم الشريف غالب): his ownership inscription, with date 22 Dhū al-Qaʻdah [1]228/16 November 1813 (f. 1r)
