Author
Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Yaḥyá al-Ṭulayṭilī al-Zarqālī
Publication Date
639 (AH, Hijri)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Add MS 7473, ff 103r-107v
Record ID
vdc_100023677047.0x00000c
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
639 (AH, Hijri)
Notes
Treatise on the use of the astronomical instrument known as the equitorium by Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Yaḥyá al-Ṭulayṭilī al-Zarqālī (Abu Ishaq Ibrahim bin Yahya al-Talitil al-Zarqāli; d. 1100), called here Ibn al-Zarqīlah (Ibn al-Zarqīlah), Also known as Walad al-Zarqīyāl (Walad al-Zarqīyāl), Ibn al-Zarqālluh (Ibn al-Zarqāllah) and al-Zarqānī (Al-Zarqānī). It was written for the Abbadid king of Seville, al-Mu‘tamid ‘alá Allāh Muḥammad ibn ‘Abbād (Al-Mu’tamid ibn ‘Abbād; reg. 1069-91).
The full title is given as:
Plate work book
The marriage established to evaluate the planets and provide explanations
Amendment to what is required by the Astronomical Authority
He simplified this and revealed its ambiguity
From what Abu Ishaq Ibrahim bin Al-Zarqila deduced
Toledo for the Treasury of the Trustworthy God
Muhammad bin Abbad, may God support him
The work is divided into eleven chapters
Beginnings (f. 103r, lines 9-10):
Abraham said, “God is the Possessor of honorable gifts and mighty hands, who loved the type of human being with distinction and intelligence.”
He endowed him with reason and wisdom, taking care of him and honoring him...
Ends (f. 107v, lines 23-24):
This must be lost due to the proximity of the planets’ stay if they are in the good direction of return
God willing, He is the guide to what is right, and there is no Lord other than Him
Colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 107v, lines 25-27):
The work has been written in the Al-Ziji newspaper and the explanation for the amendment has been completed, and praise be to God for that
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Seçilmiş kaynakça
Study:
Puig, Roser, 'Zarqālī: Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm ibn Yaḥyā al-Naqqāsh al-Tujībī al-Zarqālī' in
The Biographical Encyclopedia of Astronomers
, ed by Thomas Hockey et al., (New York: Springer, 2007) pp. 1258-60
