Extent: 96 leaves : paper ; 230 x 165 (192 x 115) mm. bound to 230 x 175 mm.
Note:
Ms. composite codex. Title from fol. 1a. Ms. has added table of contents on fol. 1a, according to which there used to be another text in the collection which is now missing (between texts 1 and 2). Collation: Paper ; catchwords ; pagination in ink glazed with gold glitter using Hindu-Arabic numerals . Layout: 21-29 lines per page ; frame-ruled in red. Description: Written in ruqʻah and general script ; rubricated ; MS in extremely poor condition due to water damage; binding has disintegrated and many of the pages are stuck together and/or illegible due to ink duplication. Origin: [Kitab-i Maksad-i aksa] Dated 7th of Rabīʻ al-Awwal 1248/1832 (fol. 95b). Only dated text but all texts are written on same paper, in same style, and most are in same hand.
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