Publication Date
0867 (AH, Hijri)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 5591, ff 154r-157r
Record ID
vdc_100144149585.0x000012
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
0867 (AH, Hijri)
Notes
Chapter on making astrological judgments based on comets allegedly drawn from the works of Ptolemy (Ptolemy, here Ptolemy, Claudius Ptolemaeus, d. ca AD 168) and Indian sources.
This text is numbered 15 (Yah) in the present collection.
Beginnings (f. 154r, lines 2-5):
...They said (!) If he appears in a tower
The pregnancy indicates the destruction of kings and presidents and exaltation
The wicked and the lowly, and a great calamity befell the Roman king
There was turmoil in his kingdom, drought due to the Turks, and great distress in the Hijaz
Ends (f. 157r, lines 8-12):
... Fear abounded in most regions, heavy rains and in Morocco, and many worries
People, the occurrence of plagues, and death, especially in areas
Morocco, its country, the harm of women, and the abundance of rain
God knows best and judges correctly
Erişim Koşulları
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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
