Publication Date
[183-?]
Subject
Questions and answers[Browse]Moral exhortation[Browse]Calendar, Coptic[Browse]Wisdom literature[Browse]Islamic magic[Browse]Islam—Prayers and devotions[Browse]Magic squares[Browse]
Type
kitap
Language
Arabic
Digital
No
Manuscript
Yes
Pages Count
24
Physical Dimensions
24 leaves : paper ; 243 x 162 (176 x 103) mm. bound to 246 x 175 mm.
Library
Princeton University Library
Library Asset ID
605910783
Record ID
9951277923506421
Date
[183-?]
Notes
Ms. codex.Physical description: 21 lines per page; written in naskhi script in black on modern paper. Catchwords and rubrication; some marginalia. Minor insect damage and some dampstaining. - Contemporary boards with cloth spine.
Sample Text
Shuwayrī, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad.Selections.[Browse] - 1. fol. 1a-5a: [Questions and answers] / Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad al-Shuwayrī al-Shāfiʻī. Deals with life and death, the difference between saints, prophets, and angels, and other related topics. Copied from a copy in the author's writing (fol. 5a). Incomplete at beginning.2. fol. 5a-6a: Karāmat Sayyidinā Nūḥ ʻalayhi al-salām. A brief book of advice.3. fol. 6b-10a: [Treatise on the Coptic calendar]. The Coptic year, the property of each month, and the relation of its days to the constellations and the phases of the moon. Dated 1248 AH (1832 or 3).4. fol. 10b-23b: al-Silk al-zāhir fī ʻilm al-awāʾil wa-al-ākhir. Modern and ancient wisdom.5. fol. 23b-24b: [Magic square, recipes, and prayers].Show 2 more Contents items
Dil Notu
Arabic.
Edinme Kaynağı
Purchase; Worldwide Antiquarian, 2007/3/1 (2007-80).
