Title from accompanying material. Part of text has interlinear paraphrases in a language of the Moro people. Some marginal notation. The book was presented to Major Hugh Lenox Scott, the American governor of the Philippine island of Jolo, in 1906 by Hājjī Būtū ʻAbd al-Bāqī. According to an accompanying letter, the work was brought to Jolo by Salipul Hassim, the island's first sultan. Layout: 6-9 lines per page. Description: Ms. on Japanese paper. Headings and keywords in red ink. Paper is Japanese mulberry, heavily damaged by insects in numerous places. Much text affected. Many leaves detached from binding. First leaf of text pasted to inside of cover. 771550. Gift of Mrs. Hugh L. Scott, January 12, 1935.
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