Author
a certain Sā‘āṭis
Publication Date
19th century (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 9649, ff 11v-13r
Record ID
vdc_100023512842.0x000003
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
19th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
Treatise on the construction of a rattling instrument called the juljul, which produces distressing sounds. The instrument, which is oval in shape and made of copper and glass, is said to have been made in ancient Egypt by a certain Sā‘āṭis. It is claimed that Sā‘āṭis used the instrument to drive vermin from the land where he then built a temple of Zeus at which the juljul was played at festivals before the offering was sacrificed (f. 12v, lines 4-9).
A diagram of the instrument appears on f. 13r.
Beginnings (f. 11v, lines 2-6):
This is another letter to Maurice
It is made of a jingle that, when stirred, melodious sounds emerge from it
Machine similar to half an egg made of semi-taluqoun paste with glass
The Pharaonic then takes another half like this half, equal until it is
If one of the two halves is superimposed on the other, it becomes like a jingle...
Ends (f. 12v, lines 9-11):
They would make the jingle on their feast day, slaughter, and offer sacrifices
They moved and covered their ears with cotton. Yes, it comes out of it
Strange sounds as we described, so understand...
Colophon
Section at the end of a manuscript text.
(f. 12v, lines 11-12):
...It was done as mentioned above
It is said, God willing
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Edition:
Cheikho, Louis, 'Thalāth maqālāt ‘arabīyah fī al-ālāt al-munaghghimah',
Al-Machriq
, 9, (1906), 26-28