Publication Date
[1233]
Publication Place
Ḥims -
Subject
Islamic magic—Early works to 1800[Browse]Islamic magic—Formulae, receipts, prescriptions[Browse]Islamic magic—Syria—History—13th century—Sources[Browse]Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton[Browse]
Type
kitap
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
i, 117, ix leaves: paper, ill. ; 205 x 155 (120 x 95) mm. bound to 210 x 160 mm.
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
237766017
Record ID
9955369513506421
Library Location
Special Collections - Manuscripts
Date
[1233]
Notes
Ms. codex.Title from title page (fol. 1a).Physical description: 14 lines per page. Written in medium small naskh in black ink with use of red. The text is vocalized. Dark cream paper, with laid lines and fiber visible. Fol. i is a later addition (wove paper). Some leaves are poorly mended, with text hardly legible. The name of al-Shaykh al-Akbar is mentioned in a partly obliterated note on fol. 1a.Inscription in Arabic script on fol. (i)a: "Numrah 286".Origin: One text is dated Ḥims, Tuesday 7 Rajab 630 [April 19, 1233] (fol. 96a).Incipit first text: بسم ... تبارك الذى نزل الفرقان على عبده ليكون للعامنيا نذيرا ... بسم ... تبارك الذى بيده الملك وهو على كل شى قدير - Rebound in red leather with flap. Blind stamp on covers and envelope flap. - Collection of magic formulae and incantations, based on the name of the Prophet, on the name of God, on Qurʾanic verses, etc. The copy contains descriptions of talismans.
Kaynak
Two ownership statements and impressions of two seals (erased) on fol. 2a. The name of the owners read "al-Sayyid Aḥmad" and "Muḥammad Hamzah al-ʻAmdalī". Purchased by Ananikian from Egypt, 1924 (see note on fol.1a).
Referanslar
Hitti, P. Garrett coll., 948
Edinme Kaynağı
Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.
Standart Başlık
Khatmah al-Maghribīyah.
