Ottoman Manuscript Library

White pendant with two rows of inscriptions in Arabic filled with gold.

Fragment. Papyrus much damaged on upper side. The right margin and lower part of the left margin are preserved. Verso: fragments of 10 lines on an unclassified document (see no. 169). Acquittance of a debt. Sha' Ban 242 A.H. / Dec. 3-31, 856 A.D. (Dr, Della Vida's work on Arabic papyri CRYP Feb. 8, 1952)

Amulet of translucent yellowish-white stone. Incised with three lines of Arabic inscription filled in with gold pigment.

Part of Arabic document. Some scribbling on both sides. Used evidently for practice of ligatures.

Arabic. Scrap with some careless scribbling on both sides.

Fragment of an Arabic list of names. The names Aflah ibn 'Abd al-Malik, Harur ibn Humaid, 'Amr ibn 'A[b]d al-Sirur, Sha mil, could be read. Part of della Vida's work on Arabic papyri. Fragment of list of tax-payers. 2nd - 3rd century A.H. / 8th-9th century A.D.

Part of Arabic document. Noted as of year 253 A.H.

White pendant amulet with two rows of Arabic inscriptions divided by incisions with blue inlay. Opposite side has lines only.

Translucent greyish-white stone amulet. One side with two lines of Arabic inscriptions. Incised with black pigment.

Part of Arabic document.

Small round copper coin with hole in top. Arabic writing in center of coin on both sides. Around border of coin on both sides is floral decoration.

Fragments from the Koran, mostly in Kufic characters.

Arabic document. Some Arabic accounts written very carelessly.

Hand (right). Brass. Arabic engraved on front.

"Rectangular with 5 found dangles at bottom."

Arabic document. Marked "Faijum b." by W. M. Muller (?). Eight documents contained in this papyrus all originating with the brothers Mina and Kayl sons of Shenude the Secretary, two Coptic landowners of the Fayyum. Recto: (4 documents) acknowledgements by different Coptic farm hands as to their obligation to cut the crop on the owner's land. Verso: (4 documents) refer to debts in wheat. Date: Jumada II - Sha-ban, 268 A.H. / Dec. 27, 881 to March 24, 882 A.D.

Fragment of Arabic document.

Arabic document. Badly obliterated. Too faint to be read, except a few stray words here and there.

Metal Jeweler's loop with 7 amulets attached: Four chain links, with bead and metal hand attached. Numbered 101.S on hand. 2 yellow metal Fatima hands with Arabic, star and crescent. 3 metal fish 1 light yellow glass / horn amulet. "Talisman from a Woman’s head"

Dagger. Straight single-edged steel blade. Thick back. Tapering to point. Gilded. Arabic inscription on back at tang which is inserted in two-piece speckled ivory grip. Joining covered with strip of damascened brass in geometrical design.

Rolled lead tablet inscribed with Arabic inscription. Possibly a magical amulet.

Fragment of Arabic document. Two small pieces with Arabic writing. Damaged by water and hardly readable.

White amulet with two rows of inscription.

Amulet of grey translucent stone. Incised two lines of Arabic inscription. Traces of gold pigment. Hole.

Tin or alloy medallion. Circular. Arabic writing on both front and back.

Arabic document (marriage contract?) on vellum, badly damaged. Hussain ibn Muhammed, the woman's uncle, and Ahmad ibn Hasan (the groom?), are mentioned in connection with the dowry (mahr) he is to pay immediately. Ten dinars are also mentioned. No diacritical points. (S.L. Skoss)

Translucent greyish amulet with Arabic inscriptions; flecks in black.

Translucent greyish-white stone amulet. One side with two lines of Arabic inscriptions. Incised with black pigment.

Part of Arabic letter with mud seal.

Brass pendant with writing.

Damaged double leaves. Arabic text.

Arabic document.

Amulet of translucent white stone. Two lines of incised Arabic. Hole at top.

Part of Arabic document. Part of della Vida's work on Arabic papyri. Declaration of divorce. Friday, Rabi II and Barmahat, 257 A.H. / March 2, 9, or 16, 871 A.D.

oblong plaque with writing and dangles. Bright Brass

Fragments from the Koran, mostly in Kufic characters.

Black tuff rock slab in ten pieces with Islamic inscription dedicated to Sultan Rukun-ud-din Barbak Shah who ruled Bengal from 1459-1474 CE. The inscription commemorates the building of a reservoir and inner gate on the grounds of the palace of Gaur (Lakhnauti), then capital of Bengal. It is dated to 871 AH (1466-7 CE).

Various fragments of Arabic documents.

Leaf of Arabic MS of the Koran, portions from Suras 7-10.

Silver Hand of Fatima studded with semi-precious stones, including millefiori glass. Arabic inscription on carnelian tip of the middle finger. Chains with beads, coral and crescent charms draped along bottom edge. Inscription translation: Abdu Ibrahim 1351 1351)

(عبدو أبراهيم

Arabic letter of El-Mamluk Muhammad el-Taimi (or El-Tibi?).

Talismanic bath-bowl. Copper alloy, possibly brass. Engraved with Arabic. Hole bored in side Divination?

Fragment of Arabic document.

Pear shaped pendant with diagram and writing. Bright brass

Thin brass wire coiled twice and joined at end to form bracelet. 4 amber colored glass charms attached by double loops of brass. Charms are flat and teardrop-shaped and are made of two layers of thick mirror glass with holes near tops. Serve to attach them to the brass loops.

White stone with two rows of Arabic inscription on one face with green/gray inlay. Smooth back. Inscription reads: La ilaha illa-allahu, Muhammadu rasulu-l-lahi. "There is no God but Allah and Mahomet is his prophet."

CBS Register: chalcedony brooch oval mounted on silver. 2 clasps. Arabic inscript. central.

Green stamp. Arabic script scratched in flat round face of stamp. There are three lines of writing in total. Stamp has squat, conical shape, widest at the face of the stamp and narrowing at top.

White stone pendant with four rows of Arabic inscriptions on one face-incisions filled with gold. Smooth on back.

Green transclucent stone with inlaid gold inscriptions

Cut off

Part of Arabic document.

Number of fragments of Arabic and Coptic (?). Protocols or headings, in large brown writing. Part of della Vida's work on Arabic papyri. Fragment of protocol. 3rd century A.H. / 9th century A.D.

Arabic document. Part of della Vida's work on Arabic papyri. Verso: Receipt for poll-tax. 300 A.H. / Aug. 18, 912 to Aug. 6, 913 A.D. Recto: Almost identical receipt for taxes.

Part of document, Arabic and Coptic.

Black tuff rock slab in ten pieces with Islamic inscription dedicated to Sultan Rukun-ud-din Barbak Shah who ruled Bengal from 1459-1474 CE. The inscription commemorates the building of a reservoir and inner gate on the grounds of the palace of Gaur (Lakhnauti), then capital of Bengal. It is dated to 871 AH (1466-7 CE).

Greenish pendant with inscription on one side.

Arabic Script around Neck

Part of Arabic document. Part of Dr. della Vida's work on Arabic papyri. Small portion of a deed of uncertain character. Concerning a building or landed property. Verso: accounts in numerals.

Muslem. Yellow-white translucent stone with three lines of inscriptions. Faint traces of gold pigment. Lateral hole at top.

Arabic document. Badly damaged; writing obliterated and hardly readable. Some magical signs are discernible indicating the fragment most likely was an amulet.

Black tuff rock slab in ten pieces with Islamic inscription dedicated to Sultan Rukun-ud-din Barbak Shah who ruled Bengal from 1459-1474 CE. The inscription commemorates the building of a reservoir and inner gate on the grounds of the palace of Gaur (Lakhnauti), then capital of Bengal. It is dated to 871 AH (1466-7 CE).

Dagger (Pesh Kabz). "knife with a back". Straight single-edged steel blade with both edges recurved to sharp point. Both faces depressed and with sharp medial ridge. End of blade near very wide tang and binding around tang are covered with leaf decoration in fold. On wide back of blade are three medallions with Arabic inscriptions in gold. Two-piece ivory grip. Made by Ali Akhbar Khorasare [spelling?], armor maker who is Persian.

Amulet of translucent white stone. Incised with two lines of Arabic inscription filled in with black pigment. Hole at top.

Fragment of Arabic document.

Fragment of Arabic document.

CBS Register: carnelian brooch oval mounted on silver. 2 clasps. Arabic inscript. central and round.

Bronze mortar with 18 lines of Cufic (?) Arabic inscription chiselled all round, and on the foot a short inscription. Inscription is worn on one side. Inscription in Arabic includes Sura 112, al-lkhlas (Sincere Religion) and Sura 99, al-Zalzalah (The Earthquake).

Fragments from the Koran, mostly in Kufic characters.

Three small pieces of paper with Arabic writing, damaged by moisture. no diacritic points.

Steel dagger, curved blade, with Arabic Script on handle. No Sheath

Greenish stone amulet with inscription.

Arabic document. Marked "Faijum a." by W.M. Muller (?). Eight documents contained in this papyrus all originating with the brothers Mina and Kayl sons of Shenude the Secretary, two Coptic landowners of the Fayyum. Recto: (4 documents) acknowledgments by different Coptic farm hands as to their obligation to cut the crop on the owner's land. Verso: (4 documents) refer to debts in wheat. Date: Jumada II - Sha'ban, 268 A.H. / Dec. 27, 881 to March 24, 882 A.D.

Hand (right). Brass. Arabic engraving on front.

Leaf of Arabic MS of the Koran, portions from Suras 7-10.

Part of Arabic document. Torn. Text obliterated in places. No diacritical points. Seems to be a part of private letter.

Greenish amulet with three rows of inscription. Left side of inscribed face is tapered.

Leaf of Arabic MS of the Koran, portions from Suras 7-10.

Iron. Lanceolate blade with proximal end of sides slightly recurved to points from which they are concave to the "tang" which is bent to form a large loop handle. Crude Arabic inscription on blade. Made from a file.

Fragments of Arabic document. Part of Della Vida's work on Arabic papyri. Safar 262 A.H. / Nov. 5 - Dec. 3, 875 A.D. Verso: Deed of sale or donation of real estate transacted between husband and wife. Recto: 24 lines from a private letter. (See No. 84).

Three scraps of Arabic documents.

White pendant with two rows of gold Arabic inscription. Bottom row has turned blueish-green in some places.

Fragment of Arabic document.

A private letter in Arabic naskhe, without diacritical points (except in a few words), to Abu Zeid ibn 'Aziz (Allah be his protector!).

Fragments from the Koran, mostly in Kufic characters.

Teardrop shaped medallion with five rows of incised symbols. Five coins hang from rings at the bottom of the medallion.

Fragment of Arabic document. Only some isolated words can be read, as w/ ra's, al-sirr, Zaid, fi, etc. Part of Dr. della Vida's work on Arabic papyri. Lower left side of deed of unspecified character and signatures of the witnesses thereto.

"rectangular with 5 dangles at bottom"

Arabic document. Part of della Vida's work. Verso: Authorization to the heirs of 'Alt son of Muhammad son of Isma'tl to cut and store the crop on his field. 4th -5th century A.H. / 10th-11th century A.D.

Greenish amulet with three rows of impressions. Smooth on opposite side.

Fragment of Arabic document.

Two seals from Arabic documents.

Leaf from the Maqāmāt of al-Ḥarīrī

Coptic and Arabic. Part of della Vida's work on Arabic papyri. Recto: Acknowledgement of an unspecified deb. 4th century A. H. ? / 10th century A.D. ? It is a right lower corner of a sheet from a Coptic book written on both sides.

Various fragments of Arabic documents. Eight small pieces. No diacritical points. The pieces are too fragmentary to contain any connected text. Part of della Vida's work on Arabic papyri. A. Recto: Upper middle part of land-tax receipt. 3rd century A.H. / 9th century A.D. Verso: Fragment from acknowledgement of debt in wheat. (see No. 32 for b-d) H. Recto: Fragment of tax-receipt, 3rd century A.H./9th century A.D. Verso: Signature of witnesses. a-d. 281 A.H./March 13, 894 to March 1, 895 A.D. Ei

"Balloon shaped pendant with inscriptions." Abyssinian.

Fragment of Arabic document.