Princeton University, Islamic Manuscripts New Series no. 1038

Metadata

DS ID:

DS13702

Shelfmark:

Islamic Manuscripts New Series no. 1038

Title:

Commonplace book of prayers and extracts

Date:

between 1850 and 1899].

nineteenth century (dates CE) AAT

Language:

Persian and Arabic

Persian WIKIDATA

Physical Description:

Extent: 109 leaves : paper ; 178 x 111 (126-168 x 75-100) mm. bound to 184 x 112 mm.

Note:

Ms. composite codex.
On front cover: Label reading "240" in Arabic script.
Ms. erroneously foliated beginning on front flyleaf. Record follows erroneous foliation.
Physical description: Varying lines per page; Persian written in nastaʻliq/shikastah and Arabic written in naskh in black on machine-made paper. Rubrication and occasional catchwords. Interlinear translations in red; Arabic texts usually vocalized. Magic squares drawn on inner front cover and front flyleaf. Fol. 10 belongs after fol. 13. Numerous blank pages throughout ms.; a few leaves...
Origin: Text 1 dated 21 Muḥarram 1286 H [3 May 1869] by Muḥammad Ḥusayn ibn ʻAbd al-Ghafūr Burūjardī (fol. 8a).

Keyword:

Manuscripts, Persian

Manuscripts, Arabic

Medicine, Arab

Persian poetry

Magic squares

Islam

Weights and measures

Talismans

Institutional Record:

https://catalog.princeton.edu/catalog/9970547113506421

Holding Institution:

Princeton University