Author
Muḥammad Ibn Manjlī
Publication Date
16th century (CE, Gregorian)
Type
Book
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
1
Physical Dimensions
293 x 201 mm
Library
Qatar Digital Library
Library Asset ID
Or 9016
Record ID
vdc_100099022078.0x000001
Library Location
British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Date
16th century (CE, Gregorian)
Notes
A treatise on the management of armies and preparation for warfare, by Muḥammad Ibn Manjlī (or Mankalī or Manglī) al-Nāṣirī (Muḥammad Ibn Manjlī, fl. 1362-76, see ff. 45r, line 6 and 58r, line 1).
The author was a high-ranking officer in the guard of Sultan al-Malik al-Ashraf Shaʿbān (reg. 764–78/1362–76), and wrote several other works, some now lost, on military matters (see f. 37r).
The treatise, defective at beginning and end and undated, includes sections on archery, lance techniques, horsemanship, and the apotropaic value of letters and numbers when inscribed on arms and armor (ff. 38r-41v).
Begins (f. 1r, lines 1-4):
...And its origin is approval of the worshiped God, and this is in the right of God
God Almighty, as for human beings, it is in agreement with the command in
Himself said: Qaz and its condition is extending the breath when it emerges
Command orders, even if speech is difficult...
Ends (f. 78v, lines 4-7):
...and there is a difference
Their weapons are detailed: a man with a spear and a knight
He has a spear, so the man's way is to thrust his spear into the gap
When he did that, the knight would be denied entry
Erişim Koşulları
Unrestricted
Edinme Kaynağı
Purchased from Isaac Benjamin Shlomo Ezekiel Yahuda (bookdealer at Cairo and brother of Abraham Shalom Yahuda, d. 1951), 8 October 1921
