Osmanlıca Yazma Eser Kütüphanesi

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.

Two joining pieces of the same painted ceramic shabti. Ears are not molded, hands are crossed over the chest, right over left, and hold painted adzes. Single column of text runs down the front of the legs, giving the name and title of the deceased.

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).

Numerous fragments of Greek, Coptic, and Arabic documents.

Fragment of a faience shabti representing the lower legs and feet. Single column of inscription down the front.

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!).

CBS Register: Babylon (?) Alabaster vase. Artaxerxes I. Alabaster vase with with quadrilingual inscription written in Old Persian, Elamite, Babylonian and Egyptian hieroglyphs with the name "Artaxerxes I".

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.

Blue-green faience shabti with illegible inscription. Shabti wears a tripartite wig, with clearly modeled ears. Hands are modeled, and hold painted adzes. The faded column of text running down the shabti's legs still retains the title "The Osiris, ///." There is a faint rectangular painted basket on the shabti's back, possibly with vertical line internal decoration.

"rectangular with 5 dangles at bottom"

Fragment of papyrus. Recto, Coptic: verson, Arabic. Contract of lease of land. Remains of 7 lines of Coptic document on the recto.

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.

Part of document. Recto: Coptic. Verso: Arabic.

White faience shabti belonging to the Mayor, Pennut. The feet are missing. The shabti has a tripartite wig, and modeled ears. Hands are modeled, and hold painted adzes. A text column runs down the front of the shabti's legs, and reads "The Osiris, Mayor, Pennut..." There is a triangular basket on the shabti's back, with no internal decoration.

Two seals from Arabic documents.

White faience shabti belonging to the Mayor, Pennut. The shabti has a tripartite wig, ears are visible, and five lines indicate a wesekh collar. Hands are modeled, and hold adzes. A somewhat faded text column runs down the front of the shabti's legs, and reads "The illuminated one, the Osiris, Mayor, Pennut." There is a triangular basket on the shabti's back, decorated with horizontal lines.

Leaf from the Maqāmāt of al-Ḥarīrī

Part of Coptic-Arabic document. See E 16638, 16639.

Fragment of document. Greek (?) and Arabic. Part of della Vida's work on Arabic papyri. Recto: Probably end of final list of tax-payers. 3rd century A. H. / 9th century A. D. Verso: Three lines of an account in Greek numbers.

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.

Light green faience shabti belonging to the Mayor, Pennut. The shabti has a tripartite wig, and modeled ears. Hands are modeled, and hold painted adzes. A text column runs down the front of the shabti's legs, and reads "The Osiris, Mayor, Pennut, true of voice." There is a triangular basket on the shabti's back, with no internal decoration.

One of three scraps of documents written on papyrus, Coptic, Greek and Arabic.

Fragment of Arabic document.

Light green faience shabti belonging to the Mayor, Pennut. The shabti has a tripartite wig, and modeled ears. There is some damage to the left side of the neck. Hands are modeled but indistinct, and hold painted adzes. A text column runs down the front of the shabti's legs, and reads "The Osiris, Mayor, Pennut, true of voice." There is a triangular basket on the shabti's back, with no internal decoration.

White pendant with inscriptions divided by lines in white script.

Fragment of Arabic document.

Fragment of a faience shabti missing the lower legs and feet. Ears are not molded, hands are crossed over the chest, left over right, and hold painted adzes. Single column of hieroglyphs runs down the front. Head-band and basket painted on the back.

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).

Fragments of Arabic document or documents, impregnated with viscous substance. 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 private letter (see No. 84).

White stone with two rows of Arabic inscriptions in gold.

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

White faience shabti belonging to the Wab priest Horemheb. Cf. CG2015-4-1069.

Amulet of translucent grey stone. Incised two lines of Arabic inscription. Incisions filled with black pigment.

Part of document. Recto: Coptic. Verso: Arabic.

Quire from Arabic manuscript. Quire = 4 pages.

Fragment of a painted ceramic shabti representing the lower legs without feet. Single column of text on the front records the name of the deceased.

Part of Arabic document. Part of della Vid'as 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 private letter. (See No. 84).

Various fragments of Arabic documents. Part of della Vida's work on Arabic papyri. F. Tax-receipt. 290 A.H./Dec. 5, 902 to Nov. 23, 903 A.D. Recto: Traces of four illegible lines. Verso: One broken line of writing. B. Unspecified deed. Damaged. 3rd century A.H./9th century A.D.

Part of Arabic document. Left portion of leaf torn. Text somewhat obliterated. The name of Al-Walid is mentioned. Part of Dr. della Vida's work on Arabic papyri. Lower left side of deed of unspecified character and the signatures of the witnesses thereto.

White faience shabti belonging to the Mayor, Pennut. The shabti has a tripartite wig, ears are visible, but the face is abraded. Hands are modeled, with painted adzes. A text column runs down the front of the shabti's legs, and reads "The illuminated one, the Osiris, Mayor, Pennut."

Small round, white plaster imprint made from stamp.

Īḍāḥ al-asrār al-maṣūnah fī al-jawāhir al-maknūnah fī ṣadaf al-farāʼiḍ al-masnūnah /

ايضاح الاسرار المصونة في الجواهر المكنونة في صدف الفرائض المسنونة

White and grey pendant with three rows of Arabic script. Five colored beads or gems on face. Other side smooth.

Circular filigree metal design in round design with tear-drop shaped glass mirrors handing down. Filigree metal round: 3.25 x 3.25cm, with glass droplet: 2 x 1.75cm. Has companion piece with no number

Four fragments of document. Recto: Coptic. Verso: Arabic.

El Oud

Faience shabti fragment. Lower legs and feet only. Partial inscription naming Neskhonsupakhered, True of Voice.

"Balloon shaped pendant with inscriptions" Abyssinian.

Greenish marble. Incised arabic inscription running down column. Each end of the shaft is marked with triangle and name written in Greek.

White pendant amulet with two rows of Arabic inscriptions.

Fragment of Arabic document. Writing on both sides by different hands. Badly damaged.

Fragment of Arabic (?) document.

Wooden board with inscription from the Qur'an quoting 3:173: "But it merely increased them in faith, and they said, 'God is sufficient for us, for he is the best of..."

Part of Arabic document.

Fragments from the Koran, mostly in Kufic characters.

Fragment of Arabic document.

Fragment of Arabic document. Part of della Vida's work on Arabic papyri. Recto: upper part of land-tax receipt - no date.

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).

Part of Arabic document. Lower left-hand portion of a leaf with writing without diacritical points. The name al-Sadaka ibn Dubail can be made out.

Translucent green stone with several rows of scratch-like inscriptions.

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

Fragments from the Koran, mostly in Kufic characters.

Hebrew-Arabic: Recto- legal document, settling a dispute between (a) Ummat el-Kadir, known as Sitt el-Gharb, wife of Abu'l-Fada'il, and (b) her sister, Kurrat el-'Ain, known as Sitt el-Mallah, widow of Abu Ya'Kub. Located as in Fustat, on the River Nile; signed Abraham. Verso: A Hebrew prayer.

Damaged double leaves. Arabic text.

White amulet with Arabic inlaid with black.

Amulet of translucent greenish-white stone. Yellowish on one side and greenish on the other. Both sides incised. Arabic inscription filled in with gold. Hole at top. Per Sommerville: Observse: "La ilaha illa-allahu Muhammadu rasu-l-lahi / There is no god but Allah, and Mahomet is the prophe of Allah" Per Sommerville: Reverse: characteristic Indian amuletic inscription.

Fragment of Arabic document.

Part of Arabic document. Part of della Vida's work on Arabic papyri. Writing on both sides by different hands. Recto evidently contains some list and scribbling here and there. On the top of verso the word al-ra'i can be read and below it some scribbling. Upper side of sheet from register of tax-payers.

Light green faience shabti with an anonymous inscription. Shabti wears a tripartite wig, with no indication of modeled ears. Indistinct painted lines at the throat represent a wesekh collar. Hands are modeled, and hold painted adzes, though the paint is faded. A column of text runs down the front of the shabti's legs, reading "The illuminated one, the Osiris." The lower portion of the text was left blank. On the back are traces of a painted triangular basket with no internal decoration.

Part of Arabic document.

Thin board. Hole bored near top, center, through which string is drawn to hang it up. Abrahamic prayer written in Arabic. Used in Koranic schools to practice writing; also, Koranic verses are written on them, then washed off, the ink solution then being drunk as a charm to ward off evil and sickness.

Fragment of a faience shabti, representing the lower legs and a portion of the feet. The front of the feet are broken away. A partial column of text runs down the front.

Green-white amulet with script.

Part of Arabic document. Part of della Vida's work on Arabic papyri. Practicing of calligraphy by a clerk of the government administration.

heavy bulbous (balloon shaped) pendant or amulet. Arabic inscribed on both sides, one side more than other. three holes around.

White faience shabti belonging to the an individual named Anetamun or Resetamun. The shabti has a tripartite wig, and modeled ears. Hands are modeled, and hold painted adzes. A text column runs down the front of the shabti's legs, and reads "The Osiris, Anetamun (?), true of voice," followed by two hieroglyphs reading "nefer maat." There is a rectangular basket on the shabti's back, with vertical lines inside.

White pendant. slightly concave with Arabic inscription.

White pendant with five rows of Arabic inscription. Some filled with blue color.

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).

black. arabic inscribed in red on both sides, one side is six lines, other side inscription goes in circles. Sommerville: black stone disk with double tooth edge. Arabic writing in red paste inlay.

Fragments from the Koran, mostly in Kufic characters.

Fragment of Arabic document.

Arabic Manuscript. 16269 A = Kur'an 2, 224-226.

Part of Arabic document.