B 102,, )X1Y 44 I ( I / u A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE ARABIC, PERSIAN, AND TURKISH MANUSCRIPTS IN THE LIBRARY OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. BY E. H. PALMER, M.A., FELLOW OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE; MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND; MEMBRE DE LA SOCIETE ASIATIQUE DE PARIS, 'WITH AN APPENDIX, CONTAINING A CATALOGUE OF THE HEBREW AND SAM3ARITAN MSS. IN THE SAME LIBRARY. CAMIBRTIDGE: DEIGHTON, BELL, & C O. LONDON: BELL & DALDY. MDCCCLXX. 7> > If2) cr.I PREFACE. THE bulk of this Collection was presented to the Library by Dr. Thomas Gale, Dean of York. The MSS. were submitted by him, in 1679, to the well-known Orientalist, Thomas Hyde, who drew up a hasty list of them, which is still preserved among the College records. A short and inaccurate Catalogue was also made by Sir William Jones. Most of Dr. Gale's MSS. were once the property of Gerebrand Ansloo, of Amsterdam; of the rest, some few bear the name Adam Bowen, with the date 1632. Ansloo is highly spoken of as a Hebraist by J. S. Rittangel, in the dedication of his edition of the n'# 11V, published in 1642. The remaining MSS. were presented at different times and by different persons, whose names will be found in the Catalogue. As many of the MSS. are miscellaneous collections of treatises and extracts, I have endeavoured to render the Catalogue useful, not only as a means of identifying the books described, but as an index of the contents. The Carshunic MS., R. 13. 49, was examined jointly by MrW. Aldis Wright, M.A., and myself. The system of transliteration adopted in the Catalogue was first suggested by Mr. H. Bradshaw, M.A., of King's College, and is founded on the actual and numerical correspondence between the Roman and Semitic Alphabets, both having a common Phenician origin. By this plan the use of all arbitrary signs is avoided, the diacritical points added to the Roman letters representing in every case a similar vi PREFACE. modification of the original by the Arabs themselves. The following table will explain this statement. HEBREW. X n 1s in n T n t I D ARABIC. \ GREEK. a '3 7 % v 0 ENGLISH EQUIVALENTS. a i u b p J c d d h A z z h i t i y * A *, -t ", L X K kg S J X z x S V n (() + t (8) S. T f X c oi ) (0 a(r). 9 P J r ' j p r 2 2 r 8 8 The name by which each author is more commonly known is in every case printed in small capitals. PREFACE. Vii Many of the MSS. are inaccurately written, and the passages quoted are exact transcriptions of the text. For the benefit of the Arabic scholar, however, I append a Table correcting these readings, and including a few typographical errors that had escaped my notice. E. H. PALMER. ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, February, 1868. P.S. The Catalogue of the Hebrew and Samaritan MSS. has been drawn up by myself, with the assistance of the Rev. Dr. Schiller-Szinessy, to whom, in many cases, I have been little more than an amanuensis. WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT. A CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. ARABIC, PERSIAN, AND TURKISH. R. 8. 7. ARABIC. Folio, native binding, 243 leaves. Written in plain Naslii characters. No date. Al Quran. A beautiful copy of the Coran, transcribed by an Indian or Persian hand, and fully pointed throughout. The headings of the Surahs are in red, and upon the cover is stamped the sentence-. t I My Be (Ji ~jr^J I aim None shall touch it save the pure; it is a revelation from the Lord of the Universe., The volume, which is in a good state of preservation, was presented to the Library in 1682 by Richard Duke, a Fellow of the College. 1 2 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. R. 8. 12. ARABIC. Narrow quarto, 814 leaves; beautifully written in the delicate Nashli hand peculiar to the Persians. No date. Al Qurdn. A fine copy of the Coran, fully pointed and ornamented with a naqsi or coloured border; spaces are left for the headings of the surahs, but have never been filled in. The previous owner of the book has numbered the chapters in pencil, and at various places has written marginal notes and interlinear Latin translations. The following history of the Manuscript is written at the commencement: "Anno CID IDC XXII Angli civitatem ORMI Expugnantes Me flammis eripuerunt, tandemque Dominum nactus Adamum Bowen qui Bibliothecse huic Sanctee et Individus Trinitatis Me donavit M DO XXVII." R. 8. 17. ARABIC. 8vo. 320 pages. Badly written in the African character upon coarse unglazed paper, discoloured by age. No date. \ ossC~\ 2\+ Kitdb sirci ul hukm al udttdmiac, "The Lamp of the Important Ordinances," a work on Mohammedan Theology, by AHMAD bin Muhammed bin "Isay AL BORNsSI al Fasi. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 3 Begins: ~s~.1 J.' L^,^\1 JxI1 Jig.;. i. (cs1 c^,jl ~!\1,Mjj * yar Jj-, Ls ( 1 <mil1 ^^1 D J;^.,+ J =LS1 LS^r^^ L^"^1 Ad at s Jos @ct a41 zff 1 am,' ~....I..... Ends:. 2 <.. l. e 5, J, J3 i,,.. L..... The various quotations from the Qurain which occur in this work are written in red ink, but have become so faint as to be almost illegible. R. 8. 25. PERSIAN. 8vo. 116 leaves; Tdliq characters on common Indian paper. No date. Bustdn i sai/i Muglih-uldin Sad&. "The Garden" of Saili Muclih-uldin SXDi. See Kulliydt i Sddi, R. 13. 101. This copy is imperfect, beginning with the tenth story of the first book, at the following line: -and ending with the sixth line of the 'jy)" viz., and ending with the sixth line of the d.=; J S licula/L viz., LEJaJ ^ ~j U A; j; X a;W; A J /JU RJ A;?J 4 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Occasional marginal notes have been added, explanatory of difficult words and idioms, various readings, etc. At page 19 a piece of paper containing Chinese characters has been inserted. On the last leaf is written-" This bought at ye sign of S. Peter & Paul in Little Brittain." R. 8. 28. TURKISH. 8vo. 8 leaves, well written in red and black on thick Levant paper. A.D. 1618. Roz ndmcda Harat Saih Wafd, "The day book of SAIH WAFA," a Turkish Almanack for the year 1025 of the Hijrah. This is compiled in the style of a modern almanack, all the principal events that have occurred on the several days being set down in the margin, with tables of the lucky and unlucky days, the times of the sun's rising, and other astronomical matters. The last leaf contains a table of the days of the week on which the first of each month will fall for thirty-two years, and on the back of the same leaf is an account of the properties of the letters of the alphabet soI 7-j for purposes of divination, by Hwarzim Sah. The book was presented to the Library by J. Wilson. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 5 R. 10. 2. PERSIAN. Folio, 216 leaves; well written in a current Persian hand on glazed paper, slightly stained. 2Alamgir ndma, The Book of Alamgir, a history of the reign of Aurungzeb, commonly known as Alamgir I., king of Dehli, by MOHAMMED Kazim bin Ahmed, AMiN. Begins: * L —^ LW-^ a Ji ra; j 2 > aJ J1 The 'Alamgifr-nama extends from the deposition of Shah Jehan in 1067, and the accession, in the following year, of Aurungzeb, to the eleventh year of that monarch's reign, when general peace was established throughout the Mogul empire. It was composed in the thirty-second year of his reign, but Aurungzeb's aversion from literature prevented its completion, as he declared that no historian should recount his deeds, and no poet sing his praises (see Elphinstone's History of India, vol. ii. p. 456, 2nd ed.). Abundant materials, however, exist for the compilation of a history of the remaining forty years during which he occupied the throne, in the Tad'kirah-al Saldtin, the Tdari i Hdf i Hdn, Matir i,AlamgIri, etc. 6 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. The present copy is imperfect, concluding abruptly on page 214, in the middle of an account of the appointment of Mohammed Amin tHan as general of the army sent to repress the Afghan invasion of the Punjab, in the tenth year of Aurungzeb's reign. At this point the copyist appears to have relinquished his task, as several pages have been ruled for writing, but left blank. Page 135 is reversed; it is merely a spoilt leaf inserted by mistake. The following account of the volume is found pasted to the fly-leaf:"'Tis conjectured yt ye MS. was tied up in two parcels; ye one directed by Sr Wm Norris's own hand; For ye Library of Trin. Coll. ye other not & being in an unknown Character as well as Language, ye Executor of Sr Wm imagined that only wch was so directed was all yt was to be deliver'd; " But this Part having some years ago been put into the hands of Mr Sale ye learned translator of ye Koran, he said it was a history of some of ye great Moguls, but imperfect. By which means it came to be known what it was & to what it belonged. It appears by ye book of ye Ambassadour's accts yt ye MS. cost Him in India 380 Roupees." [' This account of the MS. was written and sent with it by Dr. Hopwood, physician, at Manchester, who is executor to Mr. Richard Norris, brother to the late Sir Wm. Norris here mentioned, October 29, 1754.'] R. 10. 3. PERSIAN. 12mo. 193 leaves; exquisitely written in a minute Tcl)q hand; the first two pages ornamented with an illuminated dnwudn and margin of gold flowers, in the best style of CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 7 Persian art; the rest with a gold naqsi. [On the fly-leaf is written.J.) A*. '-~-, price 20 rupees.] Diwdn i Mirzd Saukcat. The Divan of Mulla SAUKAT of Bokhara, a collection of Persian Mystical Poems, consisting of.azals and rubais. Beginning: l\Ml i y L" <- J3j LL;, @1 Ending: I( S tsz U Jj& da.Jb Mulla SAUiTAT was born in Buliara, and entered the service of Caff-Quli Han SAML-6 at Herat; he subsequently proceeded to Masad, where he was supported by Mirza Sid-uldin Muhammad, Governor of Khorassan. He died at Ispahan in 1107 A.D. He also wrote numerous qaqidahis in praise of Sid-uldin lan, which are not in the present copy. Sprenger quotes a chronogram of Mirza SAUKAT, from which it appears that the Divan was composed in the year 1093. R. 13. 1. TURKISH. Sm. Fol. of 306 leaves, beautifully written in a clear Turkish Naslii handwriting, on Levant paper. On the fly-leaf is a prescription in Turkish for the cure of the Plague. Tarjuma i Munadqib i tawdqib. A Turkish translation of the Mundqib al tazmdqib, ('Virtues 8 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. of the eminent,') an abridgement, by 'Abd-alwahhab ibn Muhammad Sabuni al HAMAkDANI, of the Mundqib ul 'Arifin wa murdtib ul Kasifin, a Persian work by Ahmad AFLAKf; the present Turkish version being by DARwis MAHMUD. The Tauhzd or opening invocation begins as follows: cj"S, j J; sj? jo Jlt bi 6 Jr J; And the book endsA.1 j U t a 1 )t JT, 1 L~... t'c, b.J bz i>A >..., s Jl It is dedicated to Sultan Murad Han, and is interspersed with copious quotations from Persian poets. This work, which contains a series of biographical panegyrics on various eminent Muslim saints and learned men, is divided into nine chapters, namely: isl &f J? Il,L, ~Jtjf J;0,L^,, u;SA11 J~J e^SU <, b.. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 9. ^ * f 1>- ^ JJb J j A GS5 A y S<# A s r. J v 1. The lives of Baha-iildin NAQSIBANDI and Al SADIQi, etc. 2. The life of Burhan-uldin TARMAIDI. 3. The life of Maulana Jalal-uldin RdMf. The author o celebrated Mystical Poem entitled the Matinaw. 4. The life of Saii Sams-uldin TABEIZI. 5. The life of Saili Calah-uldin Zarkuib QSNAWI. 6. The life of Hugam-uldin al AMfI. 7. The life of ARIFf, the son of MAvLAWI' R1WI. 8. The life of the son of 'ArFf. 9. The life of Calabi Sams-ul 'Abidin. Concluding with a Hdtima. (formal conclusion) and Mi (address to the Deity). f the nadjdt R. 13. 2. PERSIAN. Folio, 240 leaves; very badly written, at Herat in Khorassan, A.H. 895 = A.D. 1491, by Ala-aldin ibn Mahmud bin Husain Sah, surnamed TiK ANDAZ (The Archer). It is much discoloured by age. Qiga I Anmzr 'Abtu luslirm Miruzi. The History of 'Abu Muslim of Miruiz, also called (dhib-ul ddvwah, by Abu Tahlir ibn'Ali ibn 'Isma'l al TARSJSi. 10 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Abu Muslim was governor of Khorassan about the year A.D. 746, and was called Cahib-uldawal (Lord of the Proclamation), because, assembling his troops at Miruiz, he proclaimed the Abbassides legitimate heirs to the Caliphate, and succeeded in establishing them on the throne of Baghdad. The present MS. is imperfect, consisting only of Books 20 to 28 of the history; it is divided into four parts. Part I. containing Book 20.,, II. (misplaced) containing,, 28.,, III.,, Books 24 to 26.,, IV.,, Book 27. The work itself is very minute in its details, and throws considerable light upon the history of the rise of the Abbasside dynasty. Book 20 opens with the account of an expected attack by Abu Muslim on the camp of Tahir Haaimah, and the subsequent negotiations between the two chieftains. It begins as follows: J n J ^ J0AJ^ b JOUG J3 o y ~ Bo o k 27 wh wi h prn vl u clji e 9 J, y As? AJ Ad aLLs 2 i Book 27, with which the present volume concludes, ends thus: ^)j ) IJ:sjZ- +y ',, 9 Ac \1 b i -oL"O J9 jS) S j JtU CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 11 R. 13. 3. PERSIAN. Folio, 291 leaves, written in a good Tcliq hand, and dated A.D. 1660. QiVa X Amir ul MJi'minin Hamza. A legendary history of Hamza, Chief of the Faithful. Hamza was the son of Abd-al Motlab and grandson of Hashem, and, consequently, the uncle of Mohammed. He is also known as Abu Omar. This work gives a particular account of all the events of his life, but so mixed with fabulous and supernatural incidents as to render it of small historical value. It is written in a very pleasant and entertaining style, embodying many national Persian as well as Mohammedan traditions. As a marvellous romance of the adventures of one of the earliest disseminators of a religion, it reminds us strongly of the favourite legend of the Seven Champions of Christendom, and many of the incidents recorded in it appear to have been derived from the same source as those in the last-named book. It is divided into sixty-six chapters, the first four containing an account of the birth of Naushfrwan the Just, King of Persia (in whose reign Mohammed was born), and of the sage Buzurjmihr, his vizier and successor. The fifth and sixth chapters treat of Hamza's childhood and companionship with Buzurjmihr, and describe many wonderful feats of strength and courage displayed by him. In the seventh we find him visiting Arabia Felix with Omar Ommaiyeh; and later on, in the tenth chapter, is an account of Naushirwan's sending an army of 80,000 men to bring him into his presence. Arrived at the court of that monarch, he astonishes him by excelling all his chosen athletes and champions in feats of strength and skill, and ultimately becomes enamoured of his daughter, Mihr-nigar. From hence he departs 12 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. for Ceylon (chapter sixteen), where he narrowly escapes losing his life by poison, through the treachery of a native chief. Having revenged himself on the traitor and defeated his armies, he betakes himself (chapter nineteen) to Egypt, and from thence, after some military exploits against the Moguls, in the course of which he is wounded and taken prisoner, he proceeds to Mecca. In chapter twenty-one the story begins to assume a more romantic and marvellous character, and we find Hamza visiting Koh i Qaf (Mount Caucasus), the Mohammadan "Land's End," slaying Demons and Ifrits, sojourning at the "Golden City" of the Fairies, killing the famous mythical bird Simurgh,1 and performing other chivalric adventures. In chapter twenty-seven he reaches Damascus, and is employed against the Infidels, after which he marries Mihr-nigar, the daughter of Naushfrwan. Marching at the head of an army, he defeats Bahman Arjasp, who has rebelled against the Persian monarch and usurped the government of Kohistan, and takes him prisoner. In chapters 33-36 he again does battle with the unbelievers, loses his son in an engagement, and is himself wounded in the hand. In chapter thirty-seven he is deprived of his wife by death, and becomes distraught through grief; but we find him subsequently consoling himself by marrying first the daughter of Kanjal, and then a second daughter of Naushfrwan. Here follow more marvellous adventures, and an account of the operations of Hamza's son against the Franks. Chapter fifty-one describes how Naushirwan abdicated his throne and became an attendant on Mohammed,-and the story thus reverting to Persia, gives the author an opportunity of introducing the legends of Rustum, of the treasury of Jamshid with its mystical talisman, and of relating many other strange and supernatural incidents. Chapter sixty-four to the end the work is again historical, and recounts his operations against the Infidels as Mohammed's general and first standardbearer, and the whole work concludes with a description of the 1 Vide M. Garcin de Tassy's " Poesie Philosophique et Religieuse chez les Persans," p. 33, for an account of this fabulous monster. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 13 celebrated battle of Bedr, famza being one of the fourteen Mussalmans who fell on that memorable occasion. Begins: ag, # g i ads A r1, 1 AY Ends: * ~,L^~,5,s>,v^^ -r? a; r jam, (,^j < jel/> js T Bier **. tAJ b L A d t 4 Iz R. 13. 4. ARABIC. Quarto, 232 leaves. The MS. bears no date, but was presented by Adam Bowen to the Library in 1632. Al Qura&n. A clearly written copy of the Coran, apparently transcribed by a Moorish copyist, though not in the African character. The heading of the 8ura.4s are in red ink. At the commencement are directions for taking the J3i or sortes Coranim, copied in a very inelegant Spanish hand. The book is stained throughout 14 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. from the effects of a sea voyage, and appears to be written upon Levant paper. It is erroneously lettered Comment. in.Alcoranum, and so described in Sir William Jones' list. R. 13. 5. ARABIC. Quarto, 235 leaves. Written in a clear but careless Arabic Nashi hand, A.D. 1455. Tabaqdt ulwustd, "The Medial Classes," a biographical dictionary of the most eminent men belonging to the Safil sect, by Taj-uldln 'Abdul wahh&b ibn al SUBKI al Angri. The present MS. contains only the first volume JjY1 1, and ends with the letter uw. It has been described by mistake as i..5 ciiL. Tabaqdt ulSdffiya., but this is the title of another and larger work on the subject by the same author, to which he thus alludes in the preface to this: j4! <,od UJA. eS A. J are: * \ <^j3> fif^ ( ^ ^r b^. b ^\^\ LUjj ^\ UA The first words are: ^ 42; lMSD a dJ JL( 4T,j*1. I31.~~ * ^*^^ CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 15 And the conclusion: J.~.1 \..> J J ~ ~.1...._;, " ~,,\a 1.'..^ L.~. u 1 ~ L ^: *-~.MU..., Xs 1 zalx ^ C'-?.'- (rul2 p 1 L,:l R. 13. 6. ARABIC. Quarto, 232 leaves. Elegantly written in a current Persian Nasatdliq hand, the diacritical points being often omitted, as in Shikasta writing. Miftdh uzl Miftdh, "The Key of 'The Key,"' a commentary by Sad-uldin Masud bin 'IUmar TAFTAZANI, on the ^\lI Li.l Miftdh ul'Ulm, "Key of the Sciences," of Siraj-ulDin Abu Yaqub Yusuf bin Abu Bakr al lwarzimi, commonly called SAKKAKI. The Miftdh uVl'l/Am is a treatise upon Philology and Grammar, and was written about A.D. 1200. It is divided into three parts, viz., 1.*,; 2.; *. r jthe lt a*r * incl*ig t 1. Accidence; 2. Syntax; 3. Rhetoric, the last part including the 16 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. whole art of prose and verse composition, with a dissertation upon Prosody. The commentary contained in the present volume was written A.D. 1367; it is deservedly held in high estimation in the East. The author has elaborated and elucidated the text very fully, and in a manner which shows him to have been a profound scholar and critic. This is considered the best of the numerous commentaries upon Sakkakf's book. The original text is distinguished by the word AJl in red ink. This manuscript is lettered and described by Sir William Jones as " The Alcoran Explained." Begins: ^At] ^/. L^JI n I(jU^1) * AlP u s C^^,, - *,.U 1 le WLJ 1.. i.jJ1 A Ja> ~.\A! Ends: A6 J u, J "A,.f I S j L.. = jI \ j114 ~\ J- JA. lII j tj w * J- A rl J 51 fa l? R. 13. 7. ARABIC. Quarto, 164 leaves; in a very good state of preservation and very little discoloured; it is dated A.H. 1643, and was written by 'Abdallah bin 'Abdall.h bin "IsA bin 'Abdallhi RAHMUNI, at Fas, in the reign of Sult&n Ahmad 'Abbs Manuir. Al Qura'n. The Coran in African Arabic characters. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 17 The headings of the first two sura.s are coarsely painted in green and red, and the borders of the opening pages are ornamented in a similar manner. The rest of the suraks are headed in clear large red letters. It is clearly written and fully pointed throughout, and blank pages are left to mark the principal divisions 't.J?- into which the Coran is divided for purposes of recitation. At the end are directions for saying the appropriate prayers before using it, for taking the Sortes Coraniecv, etc. R. 13. 8. PERSIAN. Quarto, 196 leaves. This Manuscript is most beautifully written in the Nastiadq character, and illustrated with finely executed drawings. It was transcribed in A.D. 1531 by Abdullah ul Hardi. The binding is Oriental, and on the front is written the following verse: This is a volume full of gems, a renowned treatise; It is a sea full of pearls, the Five Poems of JAxf. HIamsa i Jdmi, "The Five Select Poems of 'Abd-alRahman bin Ahmad JAMi," namely, J 4L-\ ' Tuhfah ul Ahrdr, "The Gift of the Noble." J9 \ 'bas- Subha. ul Asrdr, "The Rosary of Secrets." 2 18 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. f J..s Lacil z u Majnun, "Laili and Majnun." lij 3.y Yiusuf u Zulaihid, " Joseph and Zuleikha.".jL~ t <lA Hir rd-ndma 'Iskandari, " The Book of the Wisdom of Alexander the Great." The last poem is seldom found amongst the Five Select Poems, its place being generally occupied by the -s. 3 -iL,.L Silsila. ul Dahab, "The Chain of Gold," or the Suflistic Romance entitled J.4u I,*L) Saldmdn u Absa', "The Loves of Salaman and Absal." These two poems, together with the five contained in the present volume, originally formed one work, entitled by the author, Is;..l1:.iAb H.aft aurang, "The Seven Thrones." The works of Jami are very highly esteemed in the East; in didactic and mystical poems, such as the first two in this series, he is considered as scarcely inferior to MAUILAVi RGWAI, and his narrative pieces are second only to those of FIIRDAUSI himself. He lived about 1490 A.D., and wrote a number of poetical works, amongst them some gazals, one of which, beginning is so universally admired, that it has been imitated by most of the subsequent Persian and Turkish authors of Diwans. Thel))Jl "i&; Tuhfal ulAhradr is a mystical poem, containing an exposition of the Sufiistic system of Philosophy, interspersed with moral and allegorical stories. It begins: and ends: The,21 a53. Subhahi ul Abrdr is a similar poem, but deals CATALOGUE OP MANUSCRIPTS. 19 more with the progress of the disciple of the Philosophy and the stages on the road of doctrine, whereas the Tuhfah ul Ahrar treats of the metaphysical theories discussed by the Sufis. It begins: and concludes: The H j' L)1 iJ Lailz u MajnAn. This is a poetical romance, written in imitation of Lailn and JajnAn of NITAMI and Xmir IHSRAIV. It recounts the adventures of an Arab lover, who became enamoured of an Ethiopian maiden, named Laili, "dark as night," and who, being unable to obtain her hand, became distracted (majnzbn) and passed his days in a solitary desert. Laili is described as having no personal attractions except in her lover's eyes; and their attachment is constantly alluded to in the other Persian poets. The romance begins: i4 jA ' i s d^* ^jJj^ A' Jy L * and ends: The li.j j.A. Ysuf u Zulailia is, perhaps, the most celebrated of all Jamf's works. It is the history of the loves of Joseph and Potiphar's wife Zuleikha. This story, embellished with many Mohammedan traditions, is a favourite one with both the Persian and Arabic poets. Jamf's version is a professed imitation of that of 20 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. NITAiM, and he does not hesitate to hint, whilst ironically praising that poet, that he has quite put his work in the shade by the present production: (Ax)J &,JX l * ^A L% J b) j ^K^.. 'L ) v."t ~* _J LJt: 4, b U LI But the most masterly work on this subject is the Joseph and Zuleikha of Firdausf, the author of the Shah Ndma. This last is, however, extremely rare, and, with the exception of a copy in the British Museum and an imperfect copy in the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society, I do not remember to have heard of the existence of any manuscript of it. Jamf's poem begins: (s^ 5J. W ^^)p\ Ate* used adj ask (Cand ends: The A.S.a\,~b A ]ird-ndma i ksandar' is a versified collection of the wise sayings and advice attributed to the Grecian sages at the court of Alexander the Great. It is also composed in imitation of NITAMf, beginning: (JJ^?? i JA ) '^ ^^l Jt (,T and ending: rAd. j.,> '..-? ' * r (,. JJ "'. t:, ~ CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 21 R. 13. 9. PERSIAN. Quarto, 75 leaves; well written in the Nashi character, and dated A.D. 1484. ' 3 'Ahkdn ul nujuzm. "Rules of the Stars." A work on Astrology. Compiled by Ilitiyar-uldin Mohammed. The author commences by stating that he has corrected the astronomical tables of Ptolemy and Abd-alJalil up to the time of writing. He then gives instructions for the "erection of the houses of nativity," with tables for finding which planet is in the ascendancy, etc. This is followed by a manual of judicial astrology, the whole concluding with tables for consultation as to the influence of the heavenly bodies on human destiny at particular times and seasons. The latter part of the work is also called JiexV^ 033j MaulzAd i masiud. The TauhMd commences:.1,,s..,J a? j l7 j. X. t', / \5.> ',~.~I e H) * t)TJ^^J^ and the book concludes: A JL L \ a t j J a o * aut, gr ap1 cop An autograph copy. 22 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. R. 13. 10. ARABIC. Large octavo, 60 leaves; JVashii characters, with most of the vowel points inserted. The headings of chapters and the diagrams in red. Date, A.D. 1600. Kitdb al tab6irah fi;lm al lhaid.t, The book entitled "A- Glance at Astronomy," by 'Imam Sams-aldin Abu-bakr Muhammed ibn Ahmad ibn Abi Basar AL MinRuzi, also called al Hirqi, from the name of his native village. Begins: * i * XLS Jcr)JS >*f. e3 Ends: lS ~S ~1,:.J:r ~j..... followed by a diagram. This work consists of fourteen chapters, and is dedicated to Abul Hussain All bin Naqfr-aldin. In the preface the author states that he has abridged it from his larger book on the same subject, entitled Mfuntahiy-al idrdk fi taqdasm-al afAdk, (The utmost extent of perception, on the division of the skies.) It is copiously illustrated with diagrams. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 23 R. 13. 11. TURKISH. Large octavo, 170 leaves; beautifully written in Turkish Nash' on Levant paper. L —Lw-\?<0 Jdnmi-ul hisdb. A work on Arithmetic by YUSUF bin Kamal AL BURSAWI. Begins: J-sl as-C ^z Sl-\ J > \ \ ^ u d J il ^J j I Ends:,L,l Al) l u^^ y ^1 oh? a)^-^r' r d(^' ^-^^r. * *. The book contains ten chapters, and is dedicated to Hagrat Iskandar Calabi. It is fully pointed throughout, and many of the examples are written in red. At the end of the last page is an arithmetical problem, and the fly-leaf contains the multiplication tables, and the,. (J..> hurAf abujed. R. 13. 12. ARABIC. Quarto, 204 leaves; badly written in an European handwriting, on coarse paper. The headings in red. A.D. 1595. Kitdb al mazdmir, The Book of Psalms in Arabic. On the last page is 24 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. the following account of the transcription of the book:S.9.. 3 d.... d.i ' i I ^ ( 1^.9 c. X tUni [With the assistance of the Most High God these Psalms were completed by the hand of Georgius al Hidnani, of the Tabernacle (Bait al 2mAir), at the Propaganda College in Rome, in the year 1590 of the Christian era. It was written for Monsignore Cazachirdonius Culanus.] The headings of the Psalms are in red. R. 13. 13. ARABIC. Small quarto, 102 leaves; clear Arabic hand, on glazed paper. Native half-binding in red leather case. Date, A.D. 1316. Sarh al Mallillaqdt. The celebrated commentary of Saili Abu'Abdallah al Hussain ibn Ahmed, commonly called AL ZUfZANi, on the seven Muallaqat. Begins: A1SI ^>-j Jj(Vl S^*, ' ash1^ a4b fc a t alj4c\l yUI\ Jli CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 25 LTU>L - iL s^\~3t~l ~ j^ 3C df Z\ kJ.=U I 1......I A. aJ.i ~, i~ j..1 Sout A..~ 1 L ~!.... Ends; - 9 \4 UWt: mi L ^ is u ti LLt Ij Jf bea The seven poems, called the mudllaqdt (suspended), or mudahhabdt (gilded), are the production of the seven celebrated poets of the Ante-Islamitic period (aiydm aljahdala.). They received their name from the fact that they were written in gold and suspended upon the gate of the Kaaba at Mecca. To that of Labid an interesting Muslim legend attaches:-Mohammed, it is said, wrote the grand passage of the Qoran, beginning: "Or as a thundercloud from heaven," etc. (Cor. cap. ii. v. 18), and hung it as a sort of challenge beside the poem of Labid. When that poet came the next morning and read the rival composition, he asserted that none but an inspired prophet could have written such verses. He accordingly professed himself a Musselman, and subsequently proved of great assistance to Mohammed in replying to the satirical attacks of his opponents. The Commentary of ZzAiNf is the fullest and most exhaustive of the various scholive on the MuMllaqat. The poems commented upon are those of1. Amrh-al Qais, p. 2b. 2. Tarafah, p. 26a. 3. Zohair, p. 48a. 4. Labid, p. 56a. 26 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 5. Amru bin Kaltum, p. 72a. 6. Antara, p. 82b. 7. Harit, p. 93a. The Muallaqah of Antarah has been edited with ZUzAINfs commentary, and a Latin translation by J. Willimett; Lugduni, Batav. 1816. In the present copy the original lines are in red, and the commentary in black. R. 13. 14. ARABIC-LATIN. Quarto, 33 leaves; inelegantly written in an European hand. 'tiqdd alimdna. allfasihiya4. "The Christian Confession of Faith." An Arabic catechism with Latin translation on the opposite page. Begins: \.... < ~ iLs * Jl^G. (- <-^^ L J Interrog. In quo consistit summum tuum bonum? Resp. In unione mea cum Deo, etc. Ends: Resp. Desiderium cordis ut nostra precatio exaudiatur et certa fiducia quod exaudietur. Finis. The Latin is accompanied by an interlinear Dutch translation in red. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 27 R. 13. 15. ARABIC-HEBREW. Quarto, 63 leaves; very badly written. The five megilloth or "scrolls" in Arabic, written in parallel columns both in the Arabic and Hebrew characters. 1 P. P.2r. ) W n2a. Megillat sir.hassirim beldon.rabi. The scroll of the Song of Songs" in the Arabic language. 2. P. 12a. ViVy plWn7 nr1 nS= JMegillai Rt beTldon Arabi, The scroll of " Ruth" in the Arabic language. 3. P. 22a. j ulg) r\vN Jnl Megillat lEka beldason.Arabi, The scroll of "Lamentations" in the Arabic language. 4. P 3. Peao. 33a. ^ l p rabt, Megillat Qohelet beMldon ATrab, The scroll of " Ecclesiastes" in the Arabic language. 5. P. 48a. t:lulY pwl? -nW niva Mfgillat Ester belason Arabi, The scroll of " Esther" in the Arabic language. 28 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. R. 13. 16. ARABIC. Small oblong volume, 251 leaves. The book appears to have been the property of Sams al Din Mohammed ibn al Riziq, author of the treatise No. 29, who was 2zuwaqqit, i.e., principal of the observatory and appointed to determine the proper times of prayer at the Grand Mosque of Ommaiyeh in Damascus. The complete treatises are carefully written in an elegant Thliq character, all evidently by the same hand, and No. 36 contains Ibn Al Riziq's signature as transcriber. Written from A.D. 1552-1554. Risdit ffi 71m al Haidh. A collection of treatises and fragments, by various authors, on Astronomical Science, containing: 1. P. la. U '1.l LSL " Risdlafi r fi stiirdj aZl tdril, Tract on the Deduction of the Arabic from the Roman dates, by Saili Abu-lHasan Ali al SATIR AL DIMAsQf. Pages have been ruled for a calendar, which has never been filled in. Begins: and ends: 2. P. 23b. LU-JS ' J - Ka\!itab Sirdj fi darajaA al Sams, THE "LAMP:" on the degrees of the sun. Two calendars, with an introduction on deducing the Roman from the Arabic dates. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 29 Beginning: 3. P. 41a. J.!\ J sL I alkdl l Raml, "FIGURES IN GEOMANCY," a page describing various figures formed in this species of divination. 4. P. 41b. bS..?..,. '. c.; v Jfia.t manqgl mmin kitab Uyuin al haqdiq wa idai altaraig, Extract from the book called "THE FOUNTAINS OF TUTirT and the demonstration of methods," a work on al jafr, or the science of divination. 5. P. 46a. A chapter on t[\ JI ze or "White Magic." 6. P. 51b. W' I 1 sJl J dJj Risdlafi fi 7stikrdj altdrih, a calendar with instructions for deducing the Roman from the Arabic dates, beginning: 7. P. 57a. A page from a work on astronomy, containing some instructions about the use of the quadrant. 8. P. 58a.j I \ 3 J1 JtAYc S;js J J,. '.LU Risdla aa jadwal alafdqi l4dmdl allail wa lniair, " Treatise on the Calendar of the Tracts of Heaven for use by day and night," by Abd allah bin Muhammad bin Muhammad AL JALf.f AL HANArf, Principal of the Observatory at the Grand Mosque of Ommaiyeh at Damascus. 30 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. This treatise contains five chapters, namely, 1. On the half circle of the sun's apparent motion. 2. On the segment of the circle. 3. On maximum altitude. 4. On the point of the sun's rising. 5. On the hour angle. Begins: 9" P. A6 I a. a 2a 9. P. 61a..i. LA, ~ ~ kIsy A8sma al kawdkib allawdbit, Catalogue of the fixed stars. 10. P. 63b. 5.L1:,~ M i in fKaldm eabib al Mifri, Extract from the works of HABIB or EGYPT, namely, a mundjdt, or address to the deity, apparently selected as containing astronomical expressions and allusions. 11. P. 72a. A list of books on Medical Science ( '..U1. I) quoted in " Sasrh Mbfjiz," better known as The Sarh Sadidi, a commentary by Sadid-uldfn Gazeruni on the Mijiz alqdnAn fi-ltibb, epitome of the Canon of Avicenna, by Ala-aldin Xbu-1 Hazin Quraisi. 12. j^;31 A ~, Ji l Ma nuqil mmin Sarh al Mfjiz, Extract from the SarA MAjiz above-mentioned. 13a. P. 81b. LlI -t A g Mai Al Manful min mantAmah MXufa4al bin ffdjidi altabib, Extract from the Poetry of Mofazzal bin MAJnIf the Physician. 13b. P. 82a. An extract from the work called ',zL L. lJ Al kdmil fi-landd'h, The "ACCOMPLISHED IN ART," a treatise on medicines. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 31 14. P. 82b. Recipe for making mucilaginous drinks, apparently from the same work as the preceding. 15. P. 83b. A description of the personal appearance and character of Taimir Lang (Tamerlane), with a medical diagnosis of his constitution, an account of the remedies used by him for his ailments, and some verses of Al HAMAWI on the subject. 16. P. 88a. Fragment of a love song (gazal), beginningz\ v Jll \1 \ u1^ l c*J ' U Js c;t I long for thee, oh maiden with the roguish eyes, Even as the thirsty longeth for the limpid stream." 17. P. 97b. 1s,L 1 JU1 ^, 1 I Almuntahab mmin dwdn alfail Cafy ald an al Hilli, Extract from the Divan of Cafiy al Din Abd alAziz bin Siraya bin All, commonly called HILLi, an Arabic poet, who died in A.D. 1357. 18. P. l01a.jj'Jl 1)b Jil.. j 1 aL\ Aldurr al mantur fi I 'amal bi-lrub' al dastir, "Scattered pearls," a treatise on the use of the standard quadrant, by Jamal al Din Muhammad bin Muhammad al MARIDfNf. The standard quadrant, rub' dastur, also called rub' al ddirat, is described in the present treatise as an instrument fitted with appliances to ensure its being placed accurately in a vertical plane, with one of the bounding radii horizontal. This treatise consists of sixty chapters, and begins: zgJz, 3yA d Yj)f ' 21 AJ j J $lJ ~ uJ 32 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. and concludes: L^*Luj PZ~i aia i I T sI LJ^,,,.; 4J,, b~j= d1, 4d a n;1k eV Cl 5'r L51x Written A.D. 1550. 19. P. 132a. Jjul ~\\ C'U1 xy j Fi ma rifa Cifdt alkawdkib almundzil, On the attributes of the stars in the mansions of the moon," by IBN JAUHIRAiE. A fragment. 20. P. 133a. Some remarks on the time of the sun's rising, written on the title page of the preceding. 21. P. 133a. t! CJ...:. \\ ' W.,'j Alnukat al zdhirdt fi sarh al waraqdt, The commentary entitled" Salient points," by Hasan bin Hall bin All al Tayibi, commonly called GIRADASTf, on the L\A A/ J l.s 5 l? Waraqdt ft I dmal birub' al muqantardt, a treatise by Jamal al Din Abu Muhammad Abd allah bin Hall al MARIDANf, upon the use of the Azimuth quadrant. The commentary commences: and ends: \J1 J^11 J- I y. Je l 1 n. - al CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 33 The work commented upon begins: w^:siktl j^-,' wJ1Xj 1,.1 U kJ A.D. 1550. 22. P. 153a. An abridgement of the introduction to the work commented on in the preceding treatise. 23. P. 160b..d.. LS1 (,J o f I ' C-, JUL Risalah majmiu'a. min kaldm al madsa' dla I rubt al mujaiyab, A treatise on the Riub' Mujaiyab, being an abstract of various works on the subject, put into the form of question and answer. (This instrument will be found described in 29.) Commences: <Wl ajkt (H J Sj1W j\l j zs\Jt A<d XkJ Ends: By\ co tSml +S1\ @ 1\ J1 Ad 1w 24. P. 164b. A page on the Roman names of the months, with their Syrian equivalents; and the times of the sun's rising, as well as that of the Zodiacal signs, forming an ephemeris for the year 1594 A.D. 25 (a). P. 165b. An extract, or translation into Arabic, of a passage from the c::A.J t, s..: aijdib ulmaAlAcdt ("WONDERs OF CREATION"), a well known work in Persian upon Natural History, by QAzwINf. (3). P. 166a. AJ 1 I t J I i 41 UJlt XKifdyak ul 3 34 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Qun4' fi I dmal bil rub' al maqtii, " The Economy of Content," a short treatise, in fifteen chapters, on the use of the graduated Azimuth quadrant, by Badr al Din Muhammad Sabt al 3M1RIDfNf. Begins: Ends; al,^ sin tfr, 1w S 1 d^^, <os A\, 26. P. 174a. On the division of the habitable world L 4J l.ll into zones (half page). 27. P. 175a. Page on the Roman months, and times of the risings of the sun and constellations, etc., for the year 1 552 A.D. 28. P. 175b. A fragment containing a calculation of the age of the world, from the 9. l AC.i A jJ a 'U1^ r " X Miftdh al maqdiid wa mifbdh al mardfid of Jamal ul Din Abd alRahman bin Alf bin Sait al Qursf. 29. P. 176a. JL — AJ^ fj> 4 At\ oi ^J1t Iitab kasf al riyab fi I dmal bi rub' al mujaiyab, "The solver of doubts," a treatise in twenty chapters and a Iidtimatl, on the use of the quadrant, called mujaiyab, by Muhammad bin All, commonly called IBE RIzfQ. This quadrant, as here described, differs from the standard quadrant in being fitted with other graduated circles for determining noon at any time of the year by means of the sun's altitude. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 35 Begins: Ends J,J 3J L, ~,-91, x.!\ 1. J Jdj j \a. Written A.D. 1552. 30. P. 186a. t,-1 uSI,.?. j L.J1, I )J l t ur at siniyah fi hisdb al nisbaft al siniyah, "The royal road to the calculation of the ratios of the sines." A short treatise in seven chapters, by Badr al Din Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Ahmad al MARIDIfNf. Begins: ~ I ~f ~ I @.\ 1 ~. r 9-)1 J.)1 1~. j, ~T,.5 ~1, LL ri t,,.FI J Ends J..S 1~. I,~ IJ l Written A.D. 1552. 31. P. 192a. ^ xU 4-,s l 1J Ridlahfi Ijaib U I tAiEsf, a tract upon the sine, by (ars al Din IB ALNAQffB. This is the first page of the following treatise, with many marginal notes and references written over it. 36 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 32. P. 193b. -U, ~ ~ ' LJ Risdilak fi ilm al jaib, a treatise on the sine and the use of the mujaiyab quadrant, by Oars al Din ibn Saili Ahmad IBN ALNAQfB, explanatory of the work of the same name, by Xbu Abbas Ahmad bin Muhammad Qastalani al Miqrf. Beginning: Ending: 33. P. 199a. (a) Another fragment from the.jdTb al ai Mahkqdt, see 25 (a). (13) On the Roman months. 34. P. 199b. (oa) A fragment on the origin of the winds, from the Ajd'Ib al Mahlaidt. (/3) P. 200a. Fragment from a work on the rutb' al mus8tar, or graduated quadrant, by Abu 1 Baqa bin Ahmad al FACra. A work in sixty chapters. 35. P. 200b. (a) A fragment on determining the time for evening prayer by the sine of the quadrant. (1) Gil, t ii E} HA~ Iia8f al raib fi I amat bi I jaib, "The solver of doubts," a treatise on the practical working with the sine of the quadrant, by Xbu Abdallah Muhammad bin Abd al Rahman, surnamed AL MIzzf. The work consists of twenty-four chapters, beginning: jg aJ. Sj,i A k CATALOGUE OF MANJUSCRIPS. 37 Ending: J..~il r~ *<, IA1, 36. P. 208a.,.\1 ". J.I \ b.. as Kitab Hiddyat al 'Amil bi I rub' al kdmil, the Guide for the worker with the complete quadrant." A treatise on the use of the standard quadrant, by Badr al Din MARIDfNf. In fourteen chapters. Beginning: jj \ \9 tlolj c-lst 4 i ^\ A Ending:.i\ L,1 Al, 1 ~ Y J,-,. Y.. ji, aj l.n L. Copied from the original MS. by Sams al Din Muhammad IBN AL RIzfQ. 37, 38, and 39 (a.) Pp. 218b. to 221b., are various pieces of poetry, selected as containing astronomical allusions, e.g., "There is a river pure as glass, The virgins wander joyous on the bank, and the scorpion overshadows it." 39 (/3.) P. 222a. 4^\ J\l s s\ A admal al munahhah fi I rub' al mujannah, "Corrected work" on the use of the mujannahi quadrant (used for the same purposes as the mujaiyab quadrant). By Abu Abd Allah bin Muhammad bin Abi 1 Fath AL 6Fpf AL MICRI. 38 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Begins: Ends: ^tl1,4, 4AS U as?1 <iU, l,r, 1,26 <^1,al t 4J1'j a1 <, It is an abridgement of a treatise by Saii Sihab-aldfn Ahmad IBN AISIRAJ on the same subject. 40. P. 229a. \ J^il IJ Rsdlal fi-lmal bi rub' admugantardt, A treatise on the use of the Azimuth quadrant, by Badr al Dfn MAruDfNf. Begins: c^.Jbl ^,S^J, 4L^ sS- slrj ljl,i JkS Ends: bU+i 61 1 f 1 U: Ai Jjl -U1 jL Jj 41. P. 232b.,s\1 Ji~ J i dJL Risdla.,fi 1 dmal bi 1 rub' al mujaiyab, A treatise on the mujaiyab quadrant, consisting of a preface and twenty chapters. Beginning: Ending: Followed by some fawdd or notes. Followed by somefawddcE or notes. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 39 42. P. 239a..1i Jb J,~.. "J1. t K a..-' it db nihdya. al rutba. fi I dmal bijadwal al nisbaih, " The highest degree," a treatise on the practical working with the table of the ratios of sines, by Abu Abdallah Muhammad bin Abi 1 Fath al href AL MrICT. In five chapters, a preface, and a Hdtimai. Begins: Ends: uW1,, y.^^ J^ j 1 ls 3' ^\ y f s Al ) * IJP A X U L, L A 4j R. 13. 17. PERSIAN-TlURISH. Quarto, 261 leaves; consisting of four parts, the first three written in Turkish diwdni characters, the lines very wide apart to admit of interlinear explanations; the last part on older paper in an inelegant N2as8i hand, probably Turkish, and dated A.D. 1376. 1 (pp. 2a-83a). Kitdb Sdmil al-Lu.gdt, The Compendium of Dictionaries. A Dictionary of Persian and Deri words, explained in Turkish, by Hasan bin Hussain Amid al QARAHHI9ARi. 40 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Begins: J. [f re ^5 s.1 U; L5 r a j ^ * GAiLa, (~ L^ scw i yJT pJ~ t? ^ls In a short preface the author mentions that he has compiled the present dictionary from the following works: the Lujjah of Humaidaldin SfwA(sf; the Miydr i Jamdal of ALbu Manur FAiiaf; Cahdh ul gars of Hindusah; the Mfuntahab of Qutran ARMAWf; the Sawdhid of Hussain i Tus AsADI; the Miftdh al Adab of Maulana MUTAIHHAR ALAiIQf; the Muqaddama.i al Adab of Jar-allah Allamah; the MasiAf of Maulana AL-ALDINN BALHI; the Sdma of Maulana Taj-aldin GAZ'DAI; the Risalahi Qasimzyah of Qaqi SfwAsi; the Bahr al Gardab of Lutf Halfmf (a work in verse); and two treatises, named respectively the Tuhfai and the Mijmd. After explaining his alphabetical arrangement, which, he states, is on an entirely new and original principle of his own, he concludes the preface by dedicating his work to SULTAN ABU-LFATH bin Sultan Muhammad bin Sultan Murad a'n. 2. (Pp. 85b. to 159b.) a>rm\\ i, ( U a ^^d * Wasila. ul magqdid Hla husn al mardaid, "Means of bringing subjects to the best points of observation." A course of instruction in the Persian language for Turks, by Hatib RUSTAM MAULAWl. Begins: d ~.4 ~1.~ I! ~ 1 C a1 W,; 1 ~ ~t *W 1, 't~ Do Adz ~. CATALOGUE OF MANUSC IPTS. 41 Ends:, By J!^ ul^ J a Jz j b Jz J!i z J! r b The author says in his preface: "It is usual for Maulawf's sons to commence their studies by learning the Qur'an by heart, but it appears to me that although Arabic forms a very proper foundation for acquiring a knowledge of the other sciences, it is difficult to attain to any proficiency in them without an acquaintance with Persian also. I have therefore compiled this treatise, giving as far as lay in my power all the rules of that language, and endeavouring to make it entertaining as well as instructive. "On all disputed points I have given the most generally received solution, and have adopted an alphabetical arrangement in order to facilitate reference and study. The work consists of three chapters and a conclusion, which are arranged as follows: "CHAPTER I.-On the infinitives, measures, and accentuation. This chapter is divided into twenty sections, each of which is sub-divided into three classes, according to the vowels used with each letter. "CHAPTER II.-On the inflection and conjugation of verbs; containing nine divisons and fifty-two subdivisions. "CHAPTER III.-On the declension of nouns, radical and derivative; containing twenty sections, each subdivided according to the three vowels. " CocLxousIo.- On the adverbs, particles, prepositions, and numerals." 42 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. To these tables, as described by the author, are prefixed short explanatory rules in Turkish, and many Turkish verses, to enable the student more easily to remember them. A chronogram in Turkish on p. 159b. gives the date of the compilation of the treatise in the words tj a = A.1. 903 A.D. 1498. 3. (Pp. 161b. to 206b.) An Arabic vocabulary, with Persian definitions, by ALAALDiN QUSTAMU'Ni. Begins:!L-'13J- gtk DI @+ L9J? i^^ c LYIJ Wglb u;>9n * as 1,AD ^/[ r C L (Jo The book, as is stated in the preface, is very little more than an alphabetically arranged edition of the Mfuqaddamat ul Adab of Jarallah Allamah, which, the author says, was so badly compiled as to be useless for reference without a previous thorough acquaintance with the work. 4. (Pp. 207a. to 261b.) A dictionary of Arabic synonyms, by ALA-ALDIN QUSTAMUNi. Beginning: JMI\ ^^ u j ~,\ a > yil 1 ti * Jl @1;\ d jM\. ^t,, CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 43 The words are not arranged in alphabetical order, and the definitions are both in Persian and Arabic, as may be seen by the foregoing example. A note in Arabic at the end of the book states that it was collated from beginning to end with the author's original manuscript, R. 13. 18. ARABIC. Quarto, 42 leaves; written in Arabic Nashii characters. The MS. bears no date, but seems to belong to the 13th or 14th century. It is much discoloured by age...tr,1 Ly.^.~.\. Kitab Munis al wahid, "The Companion of the Solitary." A Sufiistic treatise on the necessity of expelling grief from the heart by the contemplation of spiritual things, by ABU MANCUR 'Abd-al Malik bin Muhammed TAXLIBi, who died in A.D. 1037. Begins: *,1.~I a t i.,Jt., E1a \ 5. \ Ends p. 41b.: J.~ j,dJ ~J..?. 'Lj,... X..... Ip1 a'? q5 \^, 44 CATALOGUE OP MANUSCRIPTS. The author commences by inculcating the Sufiistic precept that the duty of man consists in endeavouring to acquire a knowledge of God and of himself. He then proceeds to mention those things which hinder the acquisition of such knowledge, especially grief and worldly cares. These he defines, and describes the causes that lead to them, proposing a remedy through philosophical reflection for each case that may arise. Such:ls: (or appropriate pieces of advice) are distinguished in the present copy by the word.S5" (electuary), written in bold red letters, a circumstance which has led to a curious error on the part of Sir William Jones, that eminent Orientalist having described the volume in his list as "Medicine and Essays in Arabic." It is accordingly so lettered on the back. R. 13. 19. ARABIC. Quarto, 77 leaves. Clearly written in Nash' characters. Dated A.D. 1566. Nufraht aldinyah. "Aid on religious matters." A work on difficult points of Mohammedan Theology, decided according to the doctrines of the Hanefite sect. It is generally known as9 Baiydn alsunnah wa Ijamda., Account of the Sunnal. (traditional law) and the congregation; the author is 'Imam 'Ahmad bin Jafar TAHAWI al al HIanefi, who died in the year 952 A.R. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 45 Begins p. la.: Ends p. 39a: This work consists of a preface and fifteen sections, viz.: 1. On Sect. 2. On the proposition " That faith is neither increased byjust works, nor diminished by the commission of sins." 3. Whether the commission of sins excludes a man from faith. 4. Whether good works are nullified by evil works. 5. Whether the Believer who has committed an offence against God is to be designated by the term jz Enemy of God." 6. Whether our faith is to be likened to that of the angels and the prophets. 7. On faith and its motives. 8. On God's Unity, and the considerations which confirm a belief in it. 9. On 'U-^, i.e., the use of the formula, "If it please God." 10. On the origin and causes of schism amongst the Muslims. 11. On the interpretation of a saying of Mohammed with reference to the above. 46 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 12. On the unrighteous character of the Sufis, and the illegality of all unseemly mirth and amusements, such as dancing and the like. 13. A fatwd (legal decision) of ALDUBITSfY on the origin of schism. 14. On the sect of the Sunnis, and the sayings attributed to ALf bin Abf Talib. 15. On the Intelligence. Many commentaries have been written upon this work by various authors, amongst others one by NAJMr-ULDfN BAXEBUR al Turkf (died A.D. 1254), who entitled it k21 i. 1 g\ J W An1i r al Idmi wal bur4dn alsdti, The glittering light and brilliant evidence. Then follow several fragments, namely: 2. (39b. to 41b.) "Afu, Hutbat (homily, or bidding prayer) used in the mosques..Sic ".< HAutbaih dtima. (The Grand Homily), containing a prayer for Sultan SULAIMXN HAN, son of BArEZfD bin Muhammad 'Han. 8. (Pp. 42 to 44a.) A chapter from some work similar to No. 1, upon the qualities which induce or hinder the bestowal of Divine Providence. Begins: Ends: L3s - ^ lx s J j.. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 47 4. (Pp. 45a. to 51b.) fu JL. rasdlt mutafarriqat, Various questions on points of doctrine and ceremonial. 5. (P. 51.) An explanation of the precept enunciated by ABu HANiFA: that —..l WA U*. b. yijv. lh j - iWe should not call any one an Unbeliever for a sin he has committed, nor should we deny the faith of any one. (P. 52a.) On divorce. (P. 52b.) On the mode of emancipating slaves. 6. (P. 53b.) A chapter from some theological work on the legality of mimickry. 7. (Pp. 54b. to 55b.) On the kinds of meat and the parts of slaughtered animals which it is permissible to eat. 8. (P. 56b.) The commencement of the second chapter of the Quran. The copyist, not satisfied with his work, has amused himself by repeating the last sentence, and then relinquished his task. (P. 57a.) An unfinished Arabic sentence, of which the following is a translation:- When they see a true believer committing a sin or sins, or forsaking any of the commands of God, they say in their ignorance: He is not a Muslim. But woe unto them for their carelessness in their religious duties; the similitude of such people in these times is- " 9. (Pp. 57b. to 70a.) A chapter from some philosophical treatise on the senses and faculties wherein knowledge can exist. Begins: ^\ JyiJ~,a LU End\ s: w e &J su xL * 'i * J. 1. ~.J.ulLI Ends: ILn <W J 1U Jy M.... 48 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 10. (Pp. 71b. to 75b.) At the top of the first page is the commencement of the story of St. Paul in Turkish. An account of articles of belief insisted on by Hanefite Mohammedans. A chapter on the tenets of a certain sect of Mohammedan schismatics called ''i"' i.e. Seceders.1 On the fittest places for prayer. The last leaf contains the following Hadit:-" The Prophet, on whom be the peace and blessing of God, when he saw the lightning and heard the thunder, was wont to say, 'Oh God, destroy us not with Thy torments nor slay us in Thy wrath, but (if Thou wilt, then) pardon us before Thou dost so. The thunder is the voice that is heard in the clouds, and the lightning is the fire that proceeds from them; and it has been said that the thunder is the utterance of an angel and the lightning his laughter; and when his anger is severe fire issueth forth from his mouth, and that causeth the thunder-bolts.' " Praise be to God, the Lord of the Universe, the King of the Day of Judgment" (Cor. I. v. 1). R. 13. 20. ARABIC. Quarto, 78 pages; beautifully written in Nasli characters fully pointed and punctuated in red. The headings of the discourses are in various colours. No date. i,?\ so ^^ o^YLD Risaldt Saih Baha-aldin. Moral discourses on various subjects, by Saili Baha-aldin. 1 For an account of this sect see the note on nAmr ibn 'Oaid in Mr. Chenery's learned translation of the Maqimft of Hariri, vol. i. p. 467. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS.4 49 Containing: 1. ~,I,5 JAl Jll JvI lLJ btuz <L: J.dla al bat wa-lbasadra.i liahl-alg.afla. wa ahl-alhaqq wa-ltaharah, "The awakening." a treatise addressed to the careless, as well as those who know the truth and are pure. 2. J3JA ci.. 'L -Haqdaq al inddr, The truth concerning Divine warnings. 3., A lA AtGsdflaa8 linuf48sal muhhhidin, The cure for the souls of the orthodox believers." 4. A..;t ILt Risala atl trab, Treatise addressed to the Arabs. 5. U.... i_ SJL -Ris8dladal Yaman wa-lhiddya., The Treatise entitled a Guidance for the People of Yemen. 6..4 'S.iL Risalah al Hiind, Treatise addressed to the People of India (also called Jk4 1,, ). 7..i.J -.-.1 'IL Risdla. al taqr' wa-lbaiydn, The Treatise entitled "Reproof and Exposition." 8. j_ J1. Tl't b alwalad al aq, The chastisement of a disobedient child. 9. iy:JzJJ &1a2Jl 'I RIisdla. al qdti U-lfarau'n, A treatise to remove the proud and haughty. 10. 9 J..Ab, K'itdb Abu ltyaqgdn, The "Fatherof Arousing." 11.,, il '.. Tamaiyuz almuahhidin, The Distinction of Orthodox Believers. 12. [Z.pU ala aLu Risdtlai fi-lash/d al ruhdniyai, A Treatise on Spiritual Persons.] The concluding words of the previous discourse have been written in colours, instead of this, the proper heading. 4 50 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 13. iUjL Jl JLl2 Alsafar la alsdcaa, "Journey to the Saiyids" (Chiefs of Religion), A Call to Obedience unto the Divine Commands. [The Saiyids are Xbu Abbas, Abu-l fail Imran, Abu Ishaq al Muullaq, Abu-l fath al Faraj, Abu-l fa'l al Tahir.] These appear to be moral and religious essays addressed in the form of letters to various Saiis of the Sidh and Sfif sects. They are written in a very high-flown Arabic style, somewhat like that of the Quran or Maqamat. R. 13. 21. ARBBIC. Quarto, 109 leaves. Apparently a Persian Nas8i handwriting. Date, 1582-1583. 1. P. la. to 22a. A \ go\ J ^^\ H Kitdb al mulaiiag fi-l haiah. al basitah. Compendium of Plane Astronomy, by Mahmud bin Muhammad bin'Omar al JAGMiNi (so called from his native place, Jagmin, a village in Hwarazim). Begins: Ends: Lj\ j ci Ls J L C &J jl aj\\ IJ\ b G j CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 51 This celebrated treatise on Astronomy and Physical Science consists of a Preface and two Discourses, viz.:PREFACE.-On the Divisions of the Celestial Bodies. DIscorUSE I. —On the Spheres or Firmaments. CAP. 1. On the Aspect of the Heavens. 2. On the Motion of the Spheres. 3. On the Cycles. 4. On the Arcs. 5. On the Nature and Properties of the Stars. DIscoURSE II.-On the Aspects of Terrestial Bodies. CAP. 1. On the Habitable World: its length, breadth, and division into zones. 2. On the Equatorial Line and the spots crossed by it. 3. On Simple Elementary Substances. 2. (Pp. 23b. to 108b.) Sarh al mulahiaV fi-lhaiaht. A commentary on the preceding work. Begins: Ends:,ja~.~;,.> L ' J JJ 'I jD. ~ J, ~L... 52 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. si1 'L ~~~ i.~-1 ~ *., 1 vs ~ i. b L5 ~ L Both this and the preceding are copiously illustrated with diagrams in red and black, showing the cycles and position of the heavenly bodies, the theory of eclipses, etc. The commentary is also furnished with occasional short but pertinent marginal notes. R. 13. 22. ARABIC. Quarto, 18 leaves; Nashi' hand, plainly written on thick glazed paper. Portions of the Quran, viz.: The short sirats8, from 8sra.t al naba, cap. 78, to sMra. al nds, the last chapter; the selections concluding with the sraht alfatiha.i, or opening chapter. R. 13. 23. TURKISH. Quarto, 315 leaves; large and clear Turkish Nashi hand, fully pointed throughout. Religious Manual in Turkish, A work containing various devotional formulae in Turkish. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 53 After the figures of seals, etc., the book begins: a-S al5\ ^ ~ JZL L^,t J^ Jigb C C-:t c d TJV s (.,sj J..a LS ( t.. ~, J a A L2 at J-r, c,... Ends with the funeral service, as follows: * *.. A S Hi WD ^l j u 64l 1 d Hl Where it breaks off abruptly, the last page being ruled but not filled in. INDEX OF CONTENTS: Pp. 5a. to 12b. Seals of the Prophets, Magical Squares, etc. 13b. to 17b. Explanation of the Seven Prayers called L-.,JSb ftrJ -Baft dua i haikal. 17b. to 26b. The Seven Prayers above explained. 26b. to 31b. Prayers founded on the names of God. 31b. to 34b. Explanation of the prayer on shrouding the dead. 34b. to 37b. On the Virtues of Prayer, Praise, the Names of God, and the Prophet Hirr. 37b. to 39b. Prayer for Pardon. 40a. A Prayer of Abu Abbas. 40b. to 44a. Elohistic Prayers, i.e., in which the word Alldhumma is used. 44b. to 54b. Prayers founded on the Confession of Faith and similar formulae. 54b. to 55b. Elohistic Prayers. 56a. to 67b. On the virtues of the formulae, "I seek pardon from God," etc. 54 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Pp. 68a. to 73b. Prayers with the names of the angel Gabriel and of the Imams, etc., introduced. 74a. to 77a. Prayers of Mohammed. 77a. to 77a. On the initiatory formulre, "In the name of God," etc. 78a. to 80b. Deprecations of various evils. 81a. to 87b. Prayers introducing the Confession of Faith, etc. 87b. to 94b. Prayers by Alf, and other authorities. 95a. to 103a. On the Adz &U Az N A d ndma i mubdrak, The Blessed Covenant," etc., a series of prayers. 103b. to 143b. On the \.. I.1 z Dua alsaif, "Prayer of the Sword," and several similar prayers, on the occasions of entering into office, etc. 143b. to 144a. Prayer against Temptation. 144a. to 146b. On the Prophet Higr. 147b. to 159a. Prayers for Victory, Relief from Trouble, Faith, Salvation, etc. 159a. to 160b. On the i B U,. A Tidj ndma i Sulaimdn, t Solomon's Book of the Crown," etc. 160b. to 168b. Prayers and Recitations by celebrated teachers and Imams. 169a. to 170a. On seven texts of the Quran. 170a. to 171b. Prayer for Faith. 171b. to 172a. On the "Song of Moses." 172a. to 187b. Prayers addressed to God under the title.auld, Lord and Master, with laudations of Mohammed, etc. 188a. to 198a. Prayers calling on the Great Name of God, with the opinions and precepts of various religious authorities thereon. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 65 Pp. 198b. to 207b. On the Virtues of cL alawdt, i.e., the customary formula -i J1 d 1l. 208a. to 226b. On the Blessed Names of God. 227a. to 243. Prayers against Magic; on drawing lots, etc. 243a. to 249a. MJundjdt of Saiyid Ahmed Iqfahainf, etc. 249a. to 263a. On the Virtues of certain texts of the Quran. 263a. to 295b. On the Duda i Saifi, the Duar' i Surk, the Dua' i ahd-ndma, and the Dud' i marjdn. 295b. to 296b. Prayers founded on various chapters of the Quran. 297a. to 303b. Prayer for the time of Rama~an. 303b. to 306fa. Prayer of Hlijab Ali. 306b. to 310a. Tradition and Prayer of Abu Harfrah. 310b. Formula written on the shroud of a dead person, and prayer for the dead. 312a. to 313a. On Calawdt (see p. 198b). 313b. to 314b. Funeral Prayer. R. 13. 24. AABIC. Quarto, 161 leaves; well written in Naslii characters. Diwdn Bakri. The Diwan of ABU BAKR Muhammad ibn al Hussain 'Abb&s al TabarliAzi al Htwarzimi, surnamed BAKRi. The first poem in the collection begins: ~-G\36 H <U^^Uu L 56 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. The book concludes: L5^~1D?, s^t^; J Ut5;l1, Followed by two pages of poems, also by Abu Bakr, in a different hand. This copy, though apparently of a much later date, purports to have been written under the direction of the author himself. The words ' l..J)LLc are not once used throughout, as would have been the case if he were deceased at the time of the transcription; but formulae applicable to living persons are made use of instead. On the last page is the signature lMuhammad Abu Bakr ibn ul 4bbas al BA&XRf al Cadzqi, and his seal, a hexagonal one, with the inscription-i-JUk_ *... Z t U_3zI 5: round the sides, and the name hj.L. EAbu Bakr Bakri in the centre. Throughout the book, in various places, are notes and corrections in the same hand as the signature above referred to, each of which has the seal affixed. The following is also written on the margin of the first page: "iP aise b S\ Jo jo, \ Thks Ays B Jon od' merys itj Jell #; w1N 1 i^ S a \ <,1 al dj.A Aj aJJ1:: Ad L aU slot <3sr 1 A U l U tz1 U) ICY riej b I oj GU syl s needsGod' me rcyj J, 4 1 ^l^ JiSLL Jay, Jl a1t Ij yJ1 "Praise be to God. Thus says one who needs God's mercy, CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 57 I, Muhammad bin Abi Ihusain alqadfqf (may God pardon his backslidings and cover his faults). This copy of the Dfwan has never been compared with the original, and the scribe has occasionally altered, without improving the sense. However, as its present owner is very anxious to obtain possession of it, he must take it just as it is: and may God manifest some of His spiritual light to him, and make him again and again the recipient of such light; and may He cause him and us to enter Paradise under the shadow of his Apostle, upon whom be praise and blessing." The first leaf is missing. 2. A chapter (four pages) on the creation of the world, by the transcriber (.jl:JA). R. 13. 25. ARABIC. Quarto, 350 leaves; exquisitely written in a small Nashit hand. Tib alhabibfi arh Qafidal Burdah. "The Good Friend;" a commentary by Im&m Abu Abdallah Muhammad bin Ahmad, ibn Marzuq al Tilims&ni, upon the Qaildah of Sarf-aldin, Abu'Abd-allah Muhammad bin Said al Dulagi al Bu~irl, of Egypt, who died A.D. 1294, entitled Li: 1 i jJ1 (The Luminous Cassock), in praise of Mohammed. Begins:,iJJ Jj eiJ ~d 1 j < 5 taA (W J1 oa 58 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. * J\s Jy Jz < d (.5 Ends: Ad, l j L Jj *l j(. L+ c j ^:j t'. 9 The author says in his preface that he studied this poem for nearly two years in the school of Saili Afif-aldin Abu Siyadah. Abdallah of Medina, at whose request he composed the present commentary, in the year 1321 of our era. This Saili had received his interpretations through a succession of teachers in a direct line from the author of the poem himself. The Burdah al Maz'a. is a poem in the metre called Basit, consisting of the feet.c.A.I four times repeated. It contains 162 verses, of which the first twelve are introductory, sixteen on the soul and its desires, thirty treat of the virtues of Mohammed, eleven of his nativity, ten of those who use his name in prayer, seventeen are in praise of the Quran, thirtyof the Miraj or alleged ascent into heaven of Mohammed, twenty-two of his holy wars, fourteen praying for pardon; the last nine consist of a munajat, or solemn address to the deity. The author narrates that he composed the qaqfdah during an attack of paralysis, as a means of obtaining pardon from God. He goes on to say that Mohammed appeared to him in a vision, and stroking him with his hand, cured him. In the morning he met a faqfr, who saluted him with the words, " Sir, I pray thee give me the poem thou hast composed in praise of the Prophet," mentioning the first line of the present qa9fdah. When this story reached the ears of Bah'-aldfn, minister of Tahir, he ordered the poem to be copied out, and commanded that it should never be recited. except in a*i erect posture and with the head and feet uncovered. Many CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 59 cures and miracles are attributed, by the Mohammedan authorities, to the influence of this celebrated poem. R. 13. 26. TURKISH. Quarto, 170 leaves; well-written Turkish Nas/ii hand, with a gilt margin and 'Anwan. e^d a Nalmz'a. al mulhk. Counsel for Kings, translated into Turkish from the Persian of Abu Hamid Mohammed bin Muhammad GAZALi. Begins: >JT j; has U,Is3C. LSell tj laIl \J L JISs; l t2^l> & *U1 \ @ lt J LL^1S A^-^d J g it' s \ J1 ^\1 * Jj JJ jJ U WJ ^U^lEjjj~l Ck ^o a, Ends: L >~~91 1CI@j13 i9 r t -: I r J;, a an \j (1< a 1 ^^.. M J<^ j m 4X 1 j^ J. ^ The work consists of proverbs, tales, and moral stories relating to the conduct of sovereigns and rulers. It has been also translated into Arabic under the title of ^, L.h ', cJu. 1 3. -1 Al tibr al masbk fi naiUah. al mnulhik. 60 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. R. 13. 27. PERSIAN. Quarto, 155 leaves; badly written in Taliq characters, with a green and red border. The paper rough and discoloured. Date, 16th century. Dizcn i Hdfit. The Divan of Hwajah Sams-uldin of Siraz, commonly called HAFIZ, who died A.D. 1377. This copy wants the first leaf, and begins with the verse: IA U J J I t i T The Divan of ]Hafiz is justly esteemed as the most beautiful collection of poems in the Persian language. It is the model on which all the Sufiistic lyric poets of the Mussulman world have since formed their style. The present copy was written in Oudh in the reign of Akbar Sah, and contains many marginal corrections and various readings. The volume also includes the Saqf nama and some of the rubais. The tahiallu, or nom de plunme of HAFrI, is written in red wherever it occurs. R. 13. 28. TURKISH. Quarto, 20 leaves; beautifully written in Turkish Nashi and fully pointed throughout. Tuhfah i SAhidi. Sahidi's Present, a Vocabulary of Persian words in Turkish verse. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 61 Begins (p. 16):,( - 9 9 /...., j jJ 1)U -, Ends (p. 20a): o,, 9 /. -j,, W;,,,. ~ f.- j. r /.,.p. 9 ( to~, Laj_2.4 f, '0 _fj1A ^~Sjb &-JxbU. (I. 0 a...,-,..'. 0 -..I ".a, "4,J x aj This Vocabulary is founded upon the Tuhfat Hfidmi, and is intended chiefly as a glossary to the Matnawi of MAuLTAwf REAf. It is in verse, and contains specimens of all the metres used in Turkish poetry. Each division also contains one line indicating the scansion; thus, in the introductory Matnawi, we have the verse:..9 9R q -, I c)SJ,11 06Js L) IIJJ b^9- <o V 49 o ^ b ^ ^ CI IC Pf.^ C,. y J. -zj xi J...0 " L.4z "i R. 13. 29. PERSIAN. Quarto, 87 leaves; small Diwnfi characters. Dated A.D. 1526. Tuhfa.h-ul fudzr, The Gift of Breasts, a treatise in Persian on the science of Arithmetic and Mensuration, by Muhammad 'Abd-ulkarim al D&ji al GAZNAWi. Begins:, ulI,.,, "l.1 4., ',,I,. 1- 1,), <iW1, jSW 1 i l wL * 4u \ ~Wt~ ~, 'U i 62 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Le-' 4 IAO\) \ U L 1 * ^jl ^ ^A< Ends (p. 85a): bJt. ~.. 1 Jj.,, *. ji..-c. ', —,J u sUla * LtU ( i T This work was written A.D. 1247, and dedicated to Sams-uldaulah. The latter part is devoted to the solution of examples from the Jdmi utkabir and other works on Arithmetic. R. 13. 30. ARABIC. Quarto, 114 leaves; Arabic handwriting of about the 15th century. [As this is bound up with R. 13. 31, the marginal numbers refer to the indexing of the entire volume.] 2. (Pp. lb. to 12a.) An Arabic Qagldah, with the following matld: r7'\!,\ Jeu cu^ * rLd ALds4 c. Pp. 2a. to 2b. appear to be displaced, and to belong to the next Qacfdah. (Pp. 8b. to lob.) Qaqfdah with the following matla: (2l. s. to 12.) A qafd s by HiJlid I 9AWN, to which a uPp. 108. to 12b.) A qacfda by [&id IBN 9AFQW;Xl, to which a CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 63 note is prefixed, to the effect that it is very difficult to remember on account of the author's fondness for strange and unusual words and expressions. The matld is-p - 9 C - - o / 3. (Pp. 13a. to 83b.) Nitam al.arib. "Arrangement of strange expressions," a technical and etymological dictionary of unusual words and phrases employed in Arabic poetry, by 'Isay bin 'Ibrahim RAB A, who died A.D. 1087. Begins: J - L t j;Ll, J \D 1 2 \ ' ^ '2\f ^i. a< >5\ LL..,2 JIR,. jCS <- JS X\,, JI * J4 * & \ y^ sA Ends: Lb.\ oaz L 6) 1 L ). JUl.,_L 1 4L) '1 j 1, lW > 1 ^ lJt C1t- ^ ^ JI, I- 4? ^XU ' llU This work has been abridged by Jamil-aldfi Yusuf ibn Ahmad Abdallah AL TrIiSf, under the title of W1 L; WU ' IJ. 1 asTuhfa. al bulagj.d' min nidm al lai^, "The Gift of the Eloquent, or the Arrangement of Inelegancies." 6 4 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 4. (Pp. 83b. to 95b.) Qagidats by IBN MAQRAB in praise of Nagir-uldin, with a running commentary upon each verse. Begins: * *.J ' '? The matld of the first poem commented upon is-,*\ s t L a\ e ^\ Z l^ Y &I*U (Pp. 95b. to 109b.) Yarious poems by IBN MAQRAB, most of them composed at Baghdad in the beginning of the 13th century. The matlds are(P. 95b.) (P. 97a.) (P. 98.) (P. 10a.) A poem in praise of al Xmifr Sams-aldfn Abu SujA' YakSn Hussain. (P. 102b.) A poem reminding the Xmfr Muhammad IBn MAJfD of a promise he had made him. 1r)1 traJl.- J \ i:j a * i <WVj1 1^!1 Ji L - CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 65 (P. 103b.) A poem lamenting his evil destiny and unrequited merit. 1,.-Jl. b 1 j aS, <-.ll I * S..l!.s (P. 104b.) Uj 1sj j1 IL.,, '. *,& U UUl L^1 (P. 106a.).u, JU. bt L U * bU -t ~l X *j (P. 107b.) (P. 109a.) 1ju *^ 1 ' Yl,5c 58id j * \gf~ o iu 5J1 3 L (Pp. 109b. to 114a.) Extracts from Poems by FALLAzH HUSSAIN, AL AcMAi, IBN MUSLIM, and an anonymous writer. R. 13. 31. ARABIC, Quarto, 40 leaves; written in a careless Arabic haud on Levant paper. No date, but belonging apparently to the 15th century. Qafdid wa dsacr mutafcrriqah. Qa~idas and other poems in Arabic, containing: 1. (Pp. la. to 19b.) Qa9fdas by Ibn Suriy&, commonly called AL HILLf, in praise of 6 66 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Sultan A-bu-lfath ibn Irtaq al Manpir. In these poems the first letter of each bait is the same as the qdfzah or rhyming letter. The ma(1d8 are(P. l a.) (P. 2a.) (P. 2b.) (P. 3.) l &t.0)u.) ji *rio (P. 4b.) (P. 5a.) (P.; 6b.) (P. 6b.) (P. 7a.) (P. Bar.) C~~~ci'..~~ ~ ~ -— ilLE )QJ~~ "Qt~I~J 8 ~l ~iJ1 * y CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 67 (P. 8b.) ^xSIl ~..1 i. ^.<. ~ *s X-,.. (P. 9b.) (P. 1Oa.) p L~ij (-(,) * b*lj.lj,*. (P. 11a.) - /' k J- wj t *j." (P. llb.) ( J. 1J1* * s.)L (P. 12b.).-3k.~. o)2...\l * u lz ~ l ll1J L,.. (P. 13a.)..J....*L j "L -aj (P. 14a.),..,L,:, - 1,:.' ~. i, (P. 14b.) r.La. t" eJJI5 * J>,, t ~ d ^. J.j w,,j. (P. 15b.) (P. 16a.)..J6 Y S! ^ * ay^ ^^\< 1 # 68 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. (P. 17a.) Im S1 l4 JA1, * \Ij ^ i ^ i i This poem contains chronograms of the Sultan's deeds, etc. (P. 17b.) (P. 18b.) bj? <C L I \\* I ~L0, ^r^ ^ ^^^ (P. 19a.) oS, * th1 e @ 9 3b L J (Pp. 20a. to 20b.) A qaqfda by ABU ALf SAMI, of which the matld is(P. 2 a.) Explanation of some unusual Arabic words occurring in poetry. (Pp. 21b. to 31b.) A commentary on the poem of Hasan UL YAMANf on "Language," being an explanation of difficult phrases and words used in Arabic poetry. Begins: (Pp. 32a. to 39a.) Some more Qaqidas of HILLf in praise of Sultan Abu-lfath ibn Irtaq al Manuir. The matlds are as follows: (P. 32a.),,j, 1 * L, CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 69 (P. 33b.) 1J\^ u L 9S c *sjl j ALj * 1Jkib (^ s ~ij L ULs^S (P. 34b.) -511r\ \ C JC. *y j"UI a^ ~4 L. (P. 35a.) yUaS^jk LkcibJ SfiL IiofS LS Cutwl j A facetious poem, containing chronograms. (P. 35b.) ~, 1 H; M a, * I ^ 1 ^B 5? L^ # (P. 36b.) PJ J jL,.w ' (j^' ~. j.J. (P. 38b.) CSl -jl JUJi J. * p? LS^ J Xl, 'l) (Pp. 39b. to 40a.) A Qaqfdah by Yazfd BIN MUWf{YA.H, second of the Ommaiyeh Caliphs; of which the matld issJ. =ff x c5Lv ( Ju * ~iJ 4 dJ; Jt~ t J, i...li R. 13. 32. PERSIAN & TURKISH. Quarto, 133 leaves. Containing various tracts, written in a small clear Nastaliq hand. lMajmluah i Fdrsi, "Persian Miscellany." A collection of short works and treatises on Religious, Philosophical, and Historical subjects, principally in Persian. 70 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Containing: 1. (Pp. la. to 25a.) a ii Magfad i aged, "The Remotest Aim." A treatise by Kamal-aldin Aziz bin Muhammad, surnamed al NAFAsf, on the tenets and doctrines of the Sufiistic philosophers. This work was originally written in Turkish, and translated into Persian by HlWARAZIM SAH. Some fragments have been edited in Turkish and Latin by A. Miiller, Brandenburg, 1663, and made use of by Dr. Tholuck in his " Ssufismus." The work consists of seven long chapters, in which the Sufiistic system of philosophy is expounded in clear and powerful language. The views of the various schools upon the different metaphysical questions are here very plainly set forth. It begins: ~ I,~ I,,, I.,_z#. ~. ply a51.Ml,.A d {ss^\ f c. a ^il Ju,,,^ —^,i t, ^l LYT^ I9 ak, j l S WA,,,, ashI L:? Al a * J1 JU^ L-'FJJ and ends: V, L o,... d..j. a I,,I~ L.L Dated A.D. 1547. Dated A.D. 1547. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 71 This is followed (pp. 25a. to 26b.) by an Explanation of some Technical Sufiistic Expressions, for the use of the student of philosophy. 2. (Pp. 26b.) ",J 1 JL U^ 2 ( N( asb Sultdn al tMuhaqqiqin Mauldnd Jaldl-aldin, The Genealogy of Jalalaldfn, better known as MAULAwf RdWf, the celebrated Suff poet and philosopher. (P. 27a.) A paragraph containing a list of all the prophets from Adam to Mohammed, with an account of the number of times on which Gabriel appeared to each of them with a revelation. (Pp. 27b. to 27d.) A short essay on Psychology from a Mohammedan point of view; on the creation of man and the eighteen worlds or states of existence. From the style and language, I should imagine this also to be an extract from one of NAFAsf'S works. 3. (Pp. 30b. to 51a.) jlj l Gu"an i Rdz, "The Rose-bed of Mystery." A mystic poem (matnawi) by Kamal-aldfn Aziz bin Muhammad NaFAsf on the Sufiistic doctrines. This work is much esteemed by European Orientalists as well as by the natives of the East, for the great learning and research which it displays. The abstruse and recondite allusions contained in it make it especially valuable to the student of Mohammedan theology and philosophy. Of its merits as a poem, however, the author himself appears to me to have taken a very just estimate in thus apologizing for want of poetical elegance, which he affects to despise (p. 31b.): ^ (A gj-; *i _kc I 6tJJ > + ij,L~ 1 DeJ Xs tj- *ASU ojf &J>t (^ @y 72 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 5JU i-'^A^ jJ r.s~ * Ju fl J /A eL^# 5iA, ij5 ^j ^ j3& *. LS nt) J At "Every one knows that I have never in my life turned my attention towards poetry; though I may have the capacity, it has been very rarely exercised. Although I have written a great many books in prose, I have never composed a matnawi before. The limits of a verse do not measure the meaning, nor is meaning invariably comprised within them. Meaning can no more be confined to language than the ocean can be confined in a pitcher. Since, then, I am in difficulties already about the language I have at command, why should I wish to increase them?" The first couplet is:,4j1,^J) JJ Ai~ * L-ar 1,? ~ Ji J The conclusion: 1J\J ByW^ C^ ^T * 411 ^a e zJ 1>A (4 The page is filled up with a passage in Turkish descriptive of the Sufiistic cosmogony; the Kalimah, or Mohammedan Confession of Faith; and a prayer for Mohammed, Ali, Aiyeshah, etc. 4. (Pp. 51b. to 61b.) j;,JA re Sarh i MisUidt i 1 i.e. Sj~J. Azizi, which he uses as his tahalluv or nom de plume, and has introduced into the preceding couplet. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 73 Gulsan i Rdz, a commentary on some of the more difficult passages in the Gullan i 1Rdz, commencing with the couplet: Jo Jf@lt, Jo * Jei ( jl, He and ending with an explanation of the following verse: {"f J J JJ,.l J * LJO: ) 1 )J 5. (Pp. 62b. to 70a.) A.i Barj, "The Zodiac." A catalogue of the stars in verse, descriptive of the nature and influence of each, their orbits, risings, conjunctions, etc., forming a memoria technica, or companion to the calendar (C..'). Begins: ma \i (j U * Hi U b -L sir Ends: u.., J, 1.P. S b * ' nd,,y ~ ~. This is followed by a passage, containing Abu Ishaq Muhammad bin Ibrahfim's division of the Coran, showing how many verses there are of each class: promises, threats, etc.; with a mystical interpretation of every letter in the initiatory formula, Ijl,<Jl me 6. (Pp. 70b. to 71a.) JU,\. I. Wa1 yat i.RWs, "Testament of the Prophet." A translation into Persian of that part of the Hadit which consists of Mohammed's testamentary advice to Alf. Begins: v^^\ L^3Ua jUB S\~-^ adz @u+.J <^ls:LW ^^ IfL\ 74 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Ends: Ll^3-jt,1 ^1J-^J (, ^; Le ~sj Ljt y t J~t,,D J C U By t~L~ ~y. V? t3 j aJ.rjj <^jb AS \jl,&J- L w -,,5 Go5Jj j1t H o, j (Pp. 71b. to 72a.) After this is repeated the prayer found at the end of No. 3, and this again is followed by An Account of the Innocents, in Turkish. Page 72a. concluding with a Hadit and some scraps of poetry concerning Mohammed. [On the blank pages between this and No. 7 are scribbled some medical receipts and various prayers and ejaculatory formula in Arabic and Turkish.] 7. (Pp. 73b. to 94a.) s.Il..L3 Risdlah fi Imand8ik, "Treatise on the Rites." A tract by 'Imam Hamam JrFIR ADIQ, on the intellectual and ritual requirements for performing the Hajj, and the pilgrimage to the tombs of Hassan, Hussein, and the Imaims. It is a kind of book of "Evidences" and instruction for the followers of the Shfa sect. Begins: 3Jo~t L;1Y 1,@\~ J?,tP 5S I l*l 4 * 1 * JDo C@J Ends: n, JL, ^^ J a\ J^ 1 Yl1 A.I \J i *E i,, - l CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 75 The page is filled up with a description in Turkish of Mohammed's personal appearance, drawn from passages in the Quran or Hadit in which allusion is made to it. 8. (Pp. 94b. to 95a.) A short chapter in Turkish on the Jt.-.-. 1 rdijl al gaib (or invisible intelligent beings who are supposed to move constantly in an orbit round the world), by Muhfy aldin bin Ali IBN AL A.RABf, with a diagram of their position in the solar system. 9. (Pp. 956. to 96b.).y 3Jj Ris dla. Gatuihya., "The Auxiliary Tract," or formula for addressing the Deity, as Al Gaut, "the Assister;" by Muhfy aldin IBN AL ARABf. 10. (Pp. 96b. to 98b.).J J.j. Jl11 e, A ' Kitab i Ahwdl u U9fl i Din, " The Principles of Religion." A Mohammedan Catechism in Turkish. The Genealogy of Mohammed. 11. (Pp. 99b. to 118b.) "l i Niitm al tawdrih, "Chronological History." An Universal History in Persian, by Qajf Nadir aldfn Abdallah bin Umar, surnamed AL BAICAWf, the author of the celebrated commentary upon the Coran, entitled,J.. A/1 J J...Il ljl 4 Anwdr al tanzl wa asrdr at td'wtl. This history contains:I. An Account of all the Prophets from Adam to Mohammed. II. Kings of Persia. III. The Imams, and the Ommaiyeh andAbbasside Caliphs. 76 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. IV.' The Tributary Kings of Persia under the Abbassides, to wit, the Safarians, the Samanians, the Ghaznawis, the Deilamites or Bordas, the Seljukians, the Salfarians, and the Ghalis. Begins: Ends: * A l < c! Dated A.D. 1585. At the end (pp. 118b. to 123a.) is an appendix in Turkish on the Creation of Man, etc. 12. (Pp. 127b. to 130a.) Some select traditions (.j JLI) in Arabic, followed by explanations in Persian. This tract, as well as Nos. 7 and 10, in style and language greatly resembles the writing of Azlz bin Muhammad NAFAsf. The whole miscellany carefully written in a small and elegant Na8tal^ hand, the headings of chapters, quotations from the Coran, etc., being in red. It seems to have formed the text-book of some follower of the Suflistic system of philosophy. 13. (Pp. 130b. to 132b.) Scraps in Turkish and Arabic, written in a very careless and inelegant hand by some subsequent owner of the book. Amongst them is the passage from the Quran in which Mohammed denies the miraculous conception of Our Lord. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 77 R. 13. 33. ARABIC. Quarto, 173 leaves. 1-9, 10-123, large and clear Moorish handwriting, pointed throughout in red. The headings also in red and green. 124-139 on thinner paper and in a later handwriting. 140-165 a neat Moorish hand, pointed and ornamented similarly to the second. 166-173 blank. Risdlah ibn AbN Zaid. The Treatise of Ibn Abu Zaid. A work on the Ordinances of the Mohammedan Religion according to the Malekite sect. By Abu Muhammad 'Abd-allah bin Abi Zaid al Maliki AL QAIRAWANI, who lived about A.D. 1000. Begins: ~*..c tJ-\.y j,:. j^J licl A.I a. i j!I Ends:..a. Le j Xt. a. a, J. 4,1 J Us W * eit 51 AL Y J^ \ 1 X L This book is divided into four parts:PART I., containing 11 chapters, upon ceremonies and personal duties...... P. 8a. PART II. Seven chapters. On Prayers... 33a. PART III. Nine chapters. On Funerals, Pilgrimages, and other rites..... 44. 78 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. PART IV. Sixteen chapters. On War, Marriage, public and domestic business, trade, inheritancc, etc.. P. 65. Pp. 126a. to 129a. Prayers and forms of the durid or Benediction for Mohammed. Pp. 131a. to 132a. A mainawi in Arabic, by Ahmad bin Ahmad bin Alt, on the qualifications of a true believer. Begins: S1 L1W 1.i A. * "su 3.\ aU 5I P. 132b. A matnawi in Arabic upon the prophetic office of Mohammed. Begins: Jj9;j 1 w A je. *j l i d * J) 1 KU) 1 Un P. 133. The i iAa, or 62nd chapter of the Quran. P. 134. Verses 78 to 93 of the '-t 1 JIAX or 26th chapter of the Quran. P. 135a. to 136a. Jizb al Saih al Nawdwl, a family prayer. P. 140a. A matnawi on the divisions of the Mohammedan year into months. Two prescriptions for the cure of cutaneous eruptions. Pp. 140b. to 146a. A treatise on the Ordinances of the Mohammedan Religion, by Abu Abd-allah Muhammad bin Yiisuf bin AL HitSArNf AL SANisfr, who died A.D. 1489. Begins: * ^\ ^\ ^ s CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 79 Ends: J\ \li ja J JJ \lln L;J *L;Y1 rk?- rl 1 ~, J1,1^1 I1 ^W1 ^^ *~S51.< A. ~~1 W,/L~l, p Pp. 146b. to 150a. A treatise on Arabic Grammar in verse, by Abu Abdallah Muhammad IBN MALTE, the author of the Alffya. Begins: LY\ 41\=? < ^\, *;M <d L1 Y hJ cfjXl Ljx-' 4 L t <T J * SJjlSL3 A >l r Ends:.. ib. 1 1 * L) \~ a, L.J I L.1 j, U3 f A.. This consists of eleven chapters, namely: CAP. 1. Forms of the Primitive Verb 2.,, Derivative Verb 3.,, Aorist 4.,, Impersonal Verl 5.,, Imperative. 6.,, Active and Pase 7.,, Forms of the In 8.,, Infinitive of Qua 6.,, Instrumentalanw 10. Examples of the foregoing 11... b Sir fi: d] 11. P. 146a. 147b... 147b. 147b... 148a. ve Participles 148a. nitive.. 148b. riliteral Verbs 149a. Locative Noun 149b. 149b. 150a. 80 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Pp. 150a. to 152b. Another grammatical treatise in Arabic verse, by Saiyid Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Omar al Mujrad. Begins: W\3j rl 0) A*. a r k Ends:;# I42L, 5J3,J * j.J^,,jj, Containing nine chapters, namely: CAP. 1. The Sentence..... P. 150b. 2. The Major and Minor Clause... 150b. 3. The division of the Major into single and double propositions.... 150b. 4. The Incomplete Sentence.... 151a. 5. The Complete Sentence.... 151b. 6. The Pendents of the Prepositions.. 152a. 7. On Definite and Indefinite Expressions. 152a. 9. The places in which the Agent should be in the nominative after a negation or interrogation...... 152b. Pp. 152b. to 155b. A short treatise on Ordinances (..), by Saiyid Muhammad bin Ydsur AL SAnTsfY. Begins:,DSa P I,, J41z W1 5 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 81 Ends: s..9' ~~' ~ ~ ~~ ~,, ~ 11.... Pp. 155b. to 156b. A chapter on the Nature of God. Pp. 156b. to 158b. Hutba.s or homilies for the two Great Feasts. Pp. 158b. to 165a. Kitaib Ajrzimiyah, The Ajrumiyah, an Arabic Grammar, by 'Abd-allah Muhammad bin DAud AL QANHAJiY. Begins: * ~.... LS ogr\;.4.: J~1 at1 l m\ Ends: ~ _ b~-. 9 P. 165b. Part of a chapter on the method of writing the names of God, to form an amulet or charm. R. 13. 34. TURKISH. Quarto, 172 leaves; beautifully written in a small Turkish NasAi hand; fully pointed throughout, and ornamented with a red border. Date, A.D. 1552. Hikdyat qirq wazir, The Story of the Forty Viziers. Translated into Turkish 6 82 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. by SAIH ZADAH, from the Arabic work entitled c:..t -,I 3J C. '...I Hikdydt drbain fubdh wa dmzsa (The stories of forty mornings and evenings). Begins:.. 2... Ends: J *j14Dj'r,A JtD (J^1 '_ _3 i '0^ 5JS.. ** x (JISJ 21jJjLjS,1Y,1 L',Q, 1^ (WJ / <J tj SU '4C L-al This work has been translated by M. Franqois Petis de la Croix, with the title, " Histoire de la Sultane de Perse et ses Vizirs, contes Turks traduits de CHEIRH ZADA. Paris, 1707." (The first part only of this was published.) At the end is a prayer in Arabic, and several marginal notes in Latin, and references have been made throughout the book by the previous owner. R. 13. 35. ARABIC & LATIN. Quarto, 14 leaves; very badly written by an Englishman named T. Severne. Ris lah ".Iituh'ifis, A short Epistle of Eutychius in Arabic, with a dedication, CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 83 interlinear translation, and critical review in Latin, by T. Severne. Begins: in urbe Evangelista Marcus fuit Csesare Claudio a anno nono In nostro Domino Christo in fidem ad homines invitans Alexandria Ends: Marcus occisus est Ceesaris Neronis hujus regno a anno primo in et u.,~),,, j~ P.,,; 1,:,,., ',~u,~~ j,1 l~., igne in ejus corpus ignitum est et Alexandria in U* ~., ~.- U1 ~ jjx b The work contains many errors, both in the transcription of the Arabic (especially the pointing) and in the translation. R. 13. 36. PERSIAN. 8vo., 106 leaves; clear, but inelegant Tdliq hand. Date, A.D. 1594. Gulistdn i Sadi, The GulistAn, or Rose Garden of Saih Muglih-aldin S&Di. (See R. 13. 101.) Begins (p. 26): *Jil ^ > r 8S c Js 1j-.i sl w * XJY pj u5 — A *1 c J^ L;J^ / 19 A^;1 L1 84 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. (The quotations from the Quran are not in the printed editions; many such variants exist in the present copy.) Ends (p. 105a):..u J4 LC LJJu Jt (l y.^JJ S J......a *.,IJI, 1 Tl A j. ' A5.; r J 1 jl J1 On page 2 are rules in Turkish for the formation of Persian plurals. R. 13. 37. ARABIC. Quarto, 146 leaves; Arabic Nash:i hand of about the 14th century; many of the diacritical points omitted. Good Levant paper, rather discoloured by age. Kitab Masdari wa matdrihdt, The book entitled Topics and Propositions, a work on Ontology and Metaphysics, by Abu-lfutuh Sihab-aldin Yahya bin Habas AL SUIHARAWARDI. The first few pages are so torn and obliterated that the beginning is illegible. The book consists of six parts, entitled Zasa:n, namely: PART I. On First Principles, and other introductory matter. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 85 PART II. On Motive and Place. III. On Motion and Time. IV. On the Finite and the Infinite. V. On Simple Elementary Substances and their motions. VI. On Individuality. These are subdivided into sections, discussions, theorems, etc. Ends: ~5j 1 sV &'LJ4,\ \ l.j\ \ J.._ jl:j1 R. 13. 38. ARABIC. 8vo., 61 leaves; well written in Turkish Nashia. No date. *u4 \ ' \ Kitdb Al 8sudir al dahabiyah wa-l qutad al dhmadiyah fi-llug.ah al Turkiyah, The book entitled " Gold Filings and Laudable Cuttings" on the Turkish Language. A Turkish Grammar and Vocabulary for the use of Arabs, by Maula bin Muhammad QALIH, and dedicated to Sultan Abu Man9ur. Begins: &T v UJ @J,. a,) j - <1 A Z j 4\ T^ 2 1 j < A&S AjLn c LAs~ L Jdi H ctj.i^ls L 86 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Ends: i.\ Ad Gjod. ^ iW Ski J<ij 2 3 'i..s B JuiE ' o 1. *"ul Containing an Introduction and two Parts: the 1st on the Verbs, the 2nd on the Nouns. All the Turkish words are in red; the former owner of the book has written the pronunciation of these in Roman letters upon the margin. R. 13. 39. ARABIC. 8vo., 167 leaves; Arabic NasiM hand, on thick paper, in a good state of preservation. Date, A.D. 1558. Kitdb tahrtr al-ufrl li'Uqlaidis, The Elements of Euclid in Arabic. Begins: ~. 4U AiI I.. JWl Y.. \ Aj l G AA I1 Ends: *:J bJy J H II CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 87 The compiler says in his preface: "In this edition of the Elements of Euclid I have made certain additions where they seemed required. I have also carefully investigated the proofs, and have appended to the various propositions all the information I could bring to bear upon them from other works on the same science. These alterations and additions are distinguished from the original matter, as found in the manuscripts, either by direct mention being made of them, or by the figures being drawn in different coloured ink. The work contains fifteen books, with two appendices at the end (consisting of additional propositions, not found in some MSS.). There are 468 figures in the propositions and what appertains thereto, and ten figures in the proofs in the MSS. which I have used. In some cases, too, the order of the propositions has been changed. The figures in the various books are marked in red for the proposition, and in blackfor the demonstratration, whenever there is any distinction between them." In the last half of the book a few figures only have been filled in, and those are in red; the other spaces are left blank. R. 13. 40. TURKISH. 8vo., 110 leaves; a fair Turkish Nash'i handwriting on unglazed paper. No date. Miiftdh-uljannah, "The Key of Paradise," a series of moral and entertaining lessons in Turkish, by AHMAD AL TAUQAf. Begins: o x p CW LCZJ 41r er; iL gLc jJ taKsh 88 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. *|2, SJ t CL 1 rt-~U1 jjt?M 4 as 1J t; 1'^ U1 * t,J1 Ends: ~t < I @5 _J e If.J~.~= ~.I ~lu J=l.. ~.... ~,...X: J X...\jlSi\ \ ~1 k-.^ <.,i:ql This work consists of eight chapters; the letters of the title, in the Persian form -: " ", are a chronogram, shewing the date of the composition, viz., A.H. 982- A.D. 1574. It is dedicated to Lulu Pasha. R. 13. 41. ARABIC. Small 4to., 149 leaves; good Arabic Nashi hand; headings in red. 1. (Pp. la. to 59b.) Kitdb Isrdq al tauarii, "The Dawn of History," by Mulla QAra Yaqub bin Ata bin Idris AL QARAMANI, who died A.D. 1429. Begins: c^^^ LEjAl $\ YJ l j 5iAJ: lo J tZI Uimj ^114 JJ jfl End* s:1 Was Y 4 '..J. jl b S L j Ends:.Lc Ia ~IF1., a dU lx L J S1 ' ' I Ij WS CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 89 &JuJ -i -^^^-jJ&- <^. l^ \ aj3 U H j \Sh ^- X ans JA L. \ j 'L, <s!^ cM1 ^, rt21 l j, * (yL, It is divided into an introduction, three parts, and a conclusion, as follows: PREFACE.-The history of the most celebrated Prophets of the world, from Adam to the birth of Mohammed. PART I.-The Genealogy of Mohammed: account of his birth and circumstances, with a description of his personal characteristics, and the principal events of his career up to the time of his decease. PAT II.-In two sections. ~ i. The wives of Mohammed, his concubines, and jrsonal relations. ~ ii. Of the Ten " Harbingers of Paradise," i.e., the Imams Abu Bakr, Omar, Talhah, Zubair, Ali Murta ay, Sad bin Abi waqaq, Said bin Zaid, Abd alrahman, and Abu Obaidah ibn al Jarrah. PART III.-In two sections. ~ i. A summary of the history of the "Associates" of Mohammed. ~ ii. A detailed account of the principal Faqfhs, or Legal Authorities, and of the Hafiz's (i.e., those who had learnt the Quran by heart) amongst the Associates." lHTIMAH.-In two sections. ~ i. On the chief leaders of sects. ~ ii. On the chief authorities for the traditional law. The 90 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. whole concluding with an account of the celebrated philosopher and theologian, Muhammad bin Muhammad bin Muhammad al Oazalf. R. 13. 41. ARABIC. 2. (Pp. 61a. to 137a.) Kitab al faridai al bdriziya.i fi hall al qagidaua al sdtibiyati, The book entitled "The Precious Pearl," being a commentary by Saiti AL MAQARi Abu 'Abd-allah al Mugribi, The Grammarian, on the Qa~idahi called Hirz al Amani,wa wajh al tahdni, by Abu Muhammad Qasim bin Firroh, of Cairo, commonly known as "SA'TIBi the Blind," who died A.D. 1193. Begins: * <,J >A @, S T Jj I\ J-,s Ends: it, 1 L JI.. dl T 1, i. l I e,3 L I-.I.. This book is intended to serve as an introduction to the Qaqfdah, and forms a handbook to the critical recension of the Quranic text. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 91 The original poem contains 1173 verses, and is a metrical version of the Teisir, or critical commentary on the Qur'a. Dated A.D. 1445. R. 13. 41. ARABIC. 3. (Pp. 141b. to 146b.) zuntahab min Taisir al tafsir. An extract from the Taisir al tafsir (The Facilitating of the Interpretation), by Najm-aldln'Omar AL NAFAsi, a critical, philological, and theological commentary upon the Quran. This extract treats of erroneous readings found in the Quran, and begins:.js ',,1.J, J.t,:?..l \.1. j w,,?. rltj.,ul jt Ends: JL91 >j1 rU1 Ju IJ^, 419.'1 j^ X,,, d ~1 l,. R. 13. 42. ARABIC. Quarto, 214 leaves; good Nashi hand; the headings are in red. Kitab Sarh Fugiil Buqrdt, The Commentary on the Aphorisms of Hippocrates, by 92 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Abu-lqasim Abd-alrahman bin All BIN ABI QADiQ al Nisabtrl. Begins: J>\ * Ljt JZStl2J d __AU ja * 21Lil, jl^ Ends: The Aphorisms of Hippocrates consist of seven books on the rules and principles of Medical Science. The present commentary and epitome is so much esteemed, as to have gained for its author the honorary title of jWl\ L. l "The Second Socrates." He says in his preface: * L "All physicians have thought fit to compose for posterity summaries and compendia of the principles of medicine; but the Book of Aphorisms is the most excellent of them all, inasmuch as it is the most concise and explicit. It is one of those books which every one who desires a profound knowledge of the art, must of necessity commit to memory." CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 93 R. 13. 43. ARABIC. 8vo., 211 leaves; Arabic Nash'i writing; the headings in red, on thick paper. Date, about the 16th century. 1. (Pp. 1 to 91.) "a-dd\ ~\\ J ~.a\ _LI.,\.\u Kitdb Al mas'drib al haniyah wal mawdrid al siamsiya., The book entitled " Wholesome Draughts and Solar Foci," a series of elegant extracts from Arabic Diwans, with notices of their authors, by BURaHAN ALDiN QAIRAWANi. Begins::.. 1 \ 1.. \ ^ \1, %U \ 1 \ toI t The last part of the book is wanting. The book is divided into an Introduction, twenty-six chapters, divided according to the letters of the alphabet, and a Hatimah, as follows: (Pp. la. to 3b.) PREFACE.-On the Virtues of Poetry, with various traditions, maxims, etc., relating to poets and their works. CAP. I —jA \1 J.. Extracts with the rhyme I alif, from the works of P. 3b. Burhan aldin QAIRATf. 4a. Anonymous. 4b. Amfr alMuiiminin Abdallah BIN MU4TANf. 5a. Burh&n'aldin QAIRATf. 94 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. P. 5b. -Naqfh aldin al Az.Nf. 6a. Af if aldin ALTALMISTANi. Muhammad bin Ydisuf al TAL' Acaf. 6b. Jama'l aldin BIN NABITAH. 8a. Sidi ALM BIN WAFA al Sadili. Amir Sadbiq aldin Qazl AL MAIrDf. 8b. Ditto. 9a. Amir alM6'Imininn Abd-allah BIN MU6TANf. 9b. Al Q&ai Sams-aldin ibn Kuhail AL MANQ(JRf, the Martyr. Anonymous. 10a. TBN QALIQIS. Abu-l faC1 IBN ABI-LWAFA. 1 la. Jzz-aldin ABD AL Azfz. Abu-lfatt'h Naqr BIN QALALXQJ. 1lb. Jam~l aldin ii; NABSTAI. 12a. ABu NAWA'S. Saih Sarif-aldin Amkr ibn al Fxri~. CAP. II.-$ U Ij ~ Extracts with the rhyme 4 bd, from the works of P. 14a. Burha'n aldin QAi&JXTf, a poem in praise of Damascus. l5a. Sarf aldin IBN JONAIN. 15b. IBN NABXTAHI. 16a. Ditto. 16b. QApfY-ALDfN HILL. 17a. IBN Abi IJIAJLA. 17b. Qai'f Sams-aldin IBN HALLIQAN. 18b. Najm-aldfn al Yamani. 19b. Kami -aldin iBN NABnIYAH. 20b. Ba1a-aldfn AL ZUHAIR. 21. Cafty-aldfn HILL. 23. Qa~i Badr-aldfn AL DAMlaMfif. 23. IBN NAB(TAH. 26b. Abu lfaiql BIN ABI-LWAP'A al Sidii al Miirf. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 95 P. 27b. Ibn Kuhail AL MANCUIIf. 28a. Sams-aldin ibn al libnanf AL XM1NHXJf. 28b. H4UArM ALDiN al Hajarf. 29b. Halib al fara AL NAHAWL. 30a. QADR ALDIN ibn Wakil-bait-al-ma1. 31a. RILLI'. Ibn QaZ1 AL MASHIDf. 31b. Zain-aldin IBN AL-WARlDi. Anonymous. CAr. III.. —t M 6 Extracts with the rhyme cz.) td, from the works of r. 31b. Anonymous. 34b. Burha'n-aldin QAIRTf. 37b. IILLf. 38a. Kamai-aldfn XBN ~TABfYAH. 39b. HILLf. 41a. Kamai-aldin IBN NA]fYAH. 41b. AWa`-aldin All bin Musrif AL MA'RIDANf. 43b. Sidi Abu-lfacl IBN WAF1. 44a. IEN NAEIYAII. 45a. IBN NABITAH. 46b. HILLf. 47a. Sidi IBN ABU-L WAnC. 47b. Jbn Fa'l-allah~ AL OMARL. AbuAHusain IBN ALAMBAIf. CAP. IV.-'WI Extracts with the rhyme c d, from the works of r. 48a. Baha'-aldin Z-uAiR al Haj~'zf. 48b. HiLLf. (In praise of Abu Man9(lr, videI R. 13. 31., pp. 1 to 19.) 96i CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. CAP. V L Extracts with the rhyme J jim, from the works of P. 49a. Sidi ABU-L WAFX. 49b. IBN NABAiTAH. 50a. Ditto. 5ob. TAIRnt AL IADDXD al Iskandarf. 52a. Sarf-aldfn AMAD ibn alfiriC. CAP. VIT. —'tx\.s Extracts with the rhyme h Ad, from the the works of P. 53a. HILLi. 54b. Anonymous. 55ta. BN NABfYAH. 56a. IBN NAI~TAIL. 57. izz-aldin ABD-AL Azf'z. 58a. HILLi. 58b. Ditto. 60a. Sidi A1B3-L WAFA. CAP. VII.-ILill 6 Extracts with the rhyme h a, from the works of P. 61a. SAMS-ALDfiN Abu Abd-allah Muhammad AL IlTAwAJf AL SAFfIY. TXFIR AL HADDXD al Iskandarf. CAP. VIII.-OJY.1 6 Extracts with the rhyme. ddl, from the the works of P. 61b. Anonymous. 66b. Abu-1 futiih Naqr-allali DIN QALIQ1I5. 67a. Sidf ADBU-L WAF(. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 9'/ CAP. IX..-Ju I cy. Extracts with the rhyme i ddil, from the works of P. 67b. TXFIR AL IADDAD. CAP. X. —' 3 Extracts with the rhymed ra', from the works of P. 68a. Anonymous. 68b. HISAkX-ALDfwN al Ha1jiri'. HUILL/ 69a. Sihab-aldfn ABU IIAJLATL. CAp. XI.-L~%3S I Extracts with the rhyme 9 'zi', from the works of P. 69b. T~FIR AL HADDAn al Iskandari. CAP. XII.-r..2 Jl Extracts with the rhyme Lw 8z'n, from the works of P. 70a. Abu Jaian AL ANDAL6s. 70b. Afff-aldi'n AL TALMKI5TNf. 71a. Ja1aM-aldfn ll ][UTAIYIB, an ode on Damascus. CAP. XIll.-,2, t jA Extracts with the rhyme 8 'n, from the works of P. 51b. Saih al 'saiy-ih AL HXAMA~Nf. 72a. Abu-1I Husain J-AzAD. Bahia"'-aldin ZuHAf R Migrf. 72b. HISA'K-ALDfl'r Ha'jiri. CAP. XIV.-AL31 J Extracts with the rhymep Vadd, from the works of P. 73a. Afif-aldin TALMISTANf. 73b. BaIa'-aldfn ZUAIR Migri. 7 98 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. CAP. XY.-JL, A.jg. Extracts with the rhyme u~ Sdd, from the works of P. 73b. Saif-aldin AL MASIDf. 74a. Sad-aldin IBN AL ARABf. CAP. XYVI. —UAl..Jj. Extracts with the rhyme!s td, from the works of P. 74a. Jamal-aldin IBN NABATAH. 74b. Badr aldin AL DAMAMINI al Iskandarl. Sidl IBN ABU-L WAFA. CAP. XVII. —saJ1..e Extracts with the rhyme b ta, from the works of P. 75b. Abu-1 o6l AL SARWI. CAP. XVIII -.. Jj- Extracts with the rhyme vdin, from the works of P. 75b. ALKAWWAK. 75b. Afif-aldin AL TALMISTANI. 76. ARQALA aldimaSqf. 77a. Sidi ABU-1 WAFA al Sadilf. 77b. Ditto. CAP. XIX.-..;.' e.>- Extracts with the rhyme & gain, from the works of P. 78a. Anonymous. CAP. XX. —idS A.e Extracts with the rhyme j fd, from the works of P. 78a. IBN NABfYAH. 78b. Siha.b-aldfn Muhammad ibn Muhammad IBN AL ~(ALIMf. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 99 P. 79b. Sidi ABU-L WAFA. 80b. AL 6URSI' Half 1 ibn al gurs. CAP. XXI.-"...$U 6i- Extracts with the rhyme q qfj from the works of P. 80b. Sidi ABU-L WAFAF. 81a. Ditto. Sib. Ditto. 83a. Jama1-aldin IrBN MATR1GH. Sifdi Abu-1 WAFAX. CAP. XXII.-" j Extracts with the rhyme L: kcf, from the works of P. 84a. Bu''A'R bin Radd. (P. 83 is misplaced, and should be inserted between 89 and 90.) s5b. HILLI'. CAP. XXJJI. —%l " ii-. Extracts with the rhyme 3 M1m, from the works of P. 86a. A1la'-aldin al mu'srif AL MARIDANi. 84b. Bahia-aldin ZUHi~AIR al Haja'zi. 87a. MuHRAMAD AL Art r walid Afif aldin ALTALMISTANf. 88a. HIsAM ALDfN al H'j'iri. IBN NABIYAHr. CAP. XXIV. —.3J j Extracts with the rhyme r mtm, from the works of P. 88b. Sams-aldin NAwIJf. 89a. 9ala'h aldfn IBN CAADI. 83a. HISXM-ALDIN al IIa'jirf. Jamal-aldin MAJaPH. Abu-1 fa~l IBN AL WFAF. 100 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. CAP. XXV. ---,J1 -j. Extracts with the rhyme i nkin, from the works of P. 83b. Sibillf. 90a. rMUHIAMMAD AFfF. Kamal-aldin xlN AL NAfrYAH. 91a. Sarf-aldin AL IHEAADAXfI. CAP. XXYI. —'l lJ- Extracts with the rhyme S hd, from the works of Kamal aldin IBN NABfYAH. This last is inserted on a separate piece of paper; the aidtimat is missing. R. 13. 43. ARABIC. 2. (Pp. 92 to 111.) Kitdb 'Uqud al jawd'hir, The book entitled "Necklaces of Jewels," a treatise on Syntax in Arabic verse, followed by a prose version for less advanced students, by Saii'ALl AL QusJi. Begins: l, aJJ Ae Ati WT "I'1 Ends: Te book is diided ito fifteen aters, ea cosisti of a The book is divided into fifteen chapters, each consisting of a CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 101 qaffda., illustrative of some grammatical rule. Hajjl Halfa attributes its composition to Saili Ahmad ibn Muhammad al Jundi. R. 13. 43. ARABIC. 3. (Pp. 112 to 211.) Tashil alQdlihi fi jdml uul al Ulug. Begi. Explanation of the Astronomical Tables of ULUGH BEG, by 'Abd-alrahmtn AL QALIHi al Saml. The tables have been copied in, and blank pages left for the explanation which forms the title of the book; this has, however, never been inserted. The tables occupy pp. 125-144, 152-180, 197-211, the other leaves being left blank. R. 13. 44. ARABIC. Small quarto, 47 leaves; good Turkish INas/i handwriting; Nos. 2 and 3 in an inelegant Taliq character. 1. (Pp. lb. to 22b.) Kitdb-ul rau(dt-ul Muzahkardt fi-1 hmal bi-rubf-lmuqantardt, The book entitled "Flowery Meads," on the use of the Azimuth quadrant, and its application to determining the proper seasons of prayer, by 'Al-aldin bin 'Ibrihim IBN AL SATIR AL DIMASQi, in thirty chapters, a preface, and a lidtima4. 102 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Begins. * d*aS Go d ( 1 r jal4 Ends: * e 4Jl < 10 j J,!1 < \ l Go, ALyJ1T Written in an elegant Nashz' hand, and dated A.D. 1483. 2. (Pp. 24a. to 28b.) Extract from some astronomical work on the times of the sun rising, containing chapter 23 to the end. It is written in a later Turkish handwriting, and would appear to be the actual observations taken by some astronomer at Damascus. (Pp. 29a. to 32b. blank.) 3. (Pp. 33a. to 37a.) Turkish gazals from NAsMI and NITAMI. Pp. 40a. Commencement of a gazal scribbled in, the other pages are blank to the end. R. 13. 45. ARABIC & PERSIAN. Small octavo, 275 leaves, containing various tracts, in different handwritings, and dating, on the average, from the end of the 15th century. Majmiah i Arabi wa Fdrsi, "Arabic and Persian Miscellany." A collection of works and treatises on various subjects. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 103 Containing: 1. (Pp. 10 to 13.) ' b.jl ' ULy 13L. RisdU a s8af? a ' li'dwd' al wabd, "Sanatory Treatise for the Cure of the Plague." A tract in Arabic on remedies and charms for the prevention of pestilence and misfortune, by Muqlih aldin bin Auhad aldfn YARECICRf. It consists of two chapters, of two sections each, containing principally, directions for making magical squares and mystical combinations of numbers which, when inscribed on the walls of houses and towns, are supposed to have the effect of repelling all evil influences. Begins: ^^\r \ JL;^U 'rlit~ bb 5 $a 1 e1n1^ ^ Ln b l * t\ ~IxUS < l i IjsEJ And concludes with the following prescription, successfully used by Galen as a preventive against the great plague which broke out in Egypt in his time:. f+ Jf Ad M L ~ y' i J J,>.2 ^aJ s^ t a,, ci\ 910 3A5 C y J 3i J\ { 5S JJ. \ ^ $; He > u.* J' ~..A ~. @ -J\ u t\ E C?.1j J 2. (Pp. 18a. to 25.) la t-n" L 8,L: Sarh i Hadit arb6a'n mant!Am, a metrical commentary on the Forty Celebrated Sayings of Mohammed, in Persian and Turkish alternately. 104 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Begins thus: s, /, 9;2 jLz tWl A..P. ri) (Sf a su;l": * z; a^i (J> JUb Pu LJ A * LJ' J ~j~* /~n, ~I ~jI.zC * ~.. JLk JA T.:.. _s, J5J^ * ~~.' ~.LR. ~ t~.~. J JEnds: P J. J~A ',-: — *.-.,L-L L, )IJ P. J.j... jtl.. ~ t. jt. *.L. j \t uB * T.,,L z;- t {t-^^i 4.Sl: alj 4!S&&1 @>j a zfi > T. "- x-^ j9l t? * J LA L - t - From this we learn that the Persian couplets are the composition of JAxuf (see R. 13. 8.), and that the Turkish versions of them are by a poet named ISMAIL, probably the IS L 'I. MAULAWf to whom HIajji Halfah attributes a commentary on the Forty Traditions. 3. (P. 26a.) Arabic Extracts on Jurisprudence. 1. Two Stories related of the Generosity of HASAN BIN ALf, grandson of Mohammed. [From the-work of Al Sarff Abul Qasim AiLf BIN TA.HIR al Murta'a (died L.D. 1016)]. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 105 2. An extract from the Fatawa (Legal Decisions) of Ibn Calah. 3. Extract from the Sarh Minhaj. 4. Legal Opinion of ABu IsiHAQ on the relationship of fosterchildren. 5. Verse embodying a legal decision on the same subject as No. 2. (Pp. 26b. to 28a.) Commentary on some Persian rubais (tetrastichs) of ABU SAID. These tetrastichs are so much esteemed that it is popularly supposed that the recital of them will revive a sick or dying man. (P. 28b.) Legal question on seizure of goods for debt. (fArabic.) Extracts from poetry on " meeting and separation." Prayer for the cure of sore eyes. (P. 29a.)! L I r Sarh al asmd' al Husnd, an extract from the work of Xbu Abbas Xhmad al Buint, on the names of God. (From his commentary on the chapter of the Quran entitled Yd Sin.) (P. 29b.) A Magic Square for divining the result of a proposed undertaking, similar to that described by Lane, in his "Modern Egyptians," Vol. II., p. 81. Chapter on Auguration. (Written by the side of the above-mentioned square) A definition of " religious ecstacy." A quotation of poetry on the subject of love. Two Persian extracts, on the state of the soul during and after death. A verse from 'IBN AL ARABI in Arabic, on the same subject. 106 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. (P. 30a.) A magical square of numbers for purposes of augury. lAaU C:.n^s Al Manshaat lil Cubdh, Forms of address in Persian, appropriate to morning salutations. 4. (Pp. 30b. to 33a.) (Arabic.) Extracts from the 'Uljt t. Nahj al Balidga, a celebrated work on Mohammedan traditional law, by MUIITACA ALI bin Qaci Abd al Aziz, of Mecca. A commentary upon this work has been written in Persian by Farh Allah, of Shiraz. This fragment begins: * 1 5L J ax, JI 5. (Pp. 33b. to 37a.) (Arabic.) \^\^~^1;1 _S j )l>YtPl < - JMn atl Ihd katabahu al 4Atar al 1NaWif ft zMisr wa aindliha, Extract from the testament of Abdallah All bin Amir al Mu'minin Malik bin Harit AL ASTAR, governor of Egypt, containing moral and political instructions for the guidance of future sovereigns of that country; delivered to MUHAMMAD Ba I ABI ]BAxKR, at a time when the country was disturbed by foreign enemies and civil dissensions. The first words of the instructions are: Ends: i 5 fit 6I Ut Shlt ~ H u l ~.jd J yz uI... CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 107 (Apparently an extract from the c wL.,J Fawaid Muhasin, of JALAL ALDIN Mahmud bin Husain AL HANIFI.) (Pp. 37b. to 38a.) f(Arabic.) L (. t..il Talqzn maiyit, a service to be recited to a dying person, containing exhortations to resignation, and the hope of a future state. The language of this is very beautiful and impressive. It begins: (Pp. 38b.) Some tetrastichs from the Divan of HAFIZ, beginning with (Pp. 39a. to 39b.) Extract from the works of AL RAZI, containing a tradition of Mohammed. (P. 40a.) Scraps of Arabic poetry, from Al Nurf. A passage from the 4L4lS. Naihj al Bald.a.i. A chapter in Arabic, entitled a.l.SUl Ae Sarh al dqaid, Solution of Knotty Points," containing a definition of the five senses, of "intelligence," of "the world," "the prophet," and of "miracles." (Pp. 40b. to 43a.).tIj Z jI'- Risdaz f-lwujid, "Treatise on Existence." A short treatise on the Philosophy of Existence, by Saiyid Sarif Ali, surnamed AL JORJjNI. (Died 1413 A.D.) Begins: L —*\v* Lo ) - St jl Jj J \ i CAs D \ &ij 108 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Ends:. j^ S L*)-1, And^ LJ* Al, I,; C wb L, ^ < (P. 44a.) A short tradition, of which the following is a translation: " Ana the prophet said: I enquired of Israfil on the night of my ascent, 'Doth The Most High speak with you angels?' And he answered, 'Yea; The Most High speaketh with us every night, towards the going down of the sun, and saith in the Persian language and the Deri speech, 'What shall I do with these evil-doers? Save that I pardon them-save that I pardon them."' An extract from the C.j)i..^ Kitab Firdaus, "The Book of Paradise," containing traditions of Mohammed. Directions in Arabic verse for procuring a vision of Mohammed in a dream. Two pieces of Poetry in Arabic, and a verse in Persian on Love. 6. (Pp. 45a. to 47b.) (Persian.} <.-rI. a a 'm <*J* RBisala.i fi Hawdgg al hurAf," Treatise on the Properties of Letters." A treatise in Persian on the mysterious signiification of each letter of the alphabet, explanatory of the meanings of those prefixed to certain chapters of the Quran, and defining the properties of each in Divination and Magic. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 109 It commences: * <J at) Jays r, Ends:,rJj ^ Sju JJ <j j u 51( J^1j ^S LA A.\ A MS j ^ S)l jl, J J LS. 7. (Pp. 48b. to 68b.) (Persian.) y5 t\w l am LSsIJ Risalaiffz 1awd9 at ritruf, "Treatise on the Properties of Letters." A similar work to the preceding, and also written in Persian. The following extract, which I have translated from the author's remarks on the letter I alif, will serve as a specimen of the contents:The Letter Alif. —Alif in Arithmetic equals 1, and signifies the unity of God. It is the first of all the letters, and that whereby all of them stand, for there is no letter without it, and yet it is independent of them all. In its numerical capacity as an unit it holds the same rank. Thus it is that every one whose name commences with it is endowed with noble and excellent qualities. It is a letter which is never supported by any other; it only seeks support from God 110 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. himself.L Izz aldin says that if one were to write a thousand alifs over a certain verse of the Quran, he would be universally loved and esteemed. [The passage in question is the 97th verse of the 3rd chapter of the Quran.] The treatise begins:.*1 l,. '. Y Tj JaL3 a -., C. L Ends: ~ ~L.'1 A,,A< I - all t r /'1.... 8. (Pp. 55b. to 62a.) (Persian.) L-.51' 4J 2 'JsJ Risdla.4 fi Imandsik, A treatise on the preparation for, and ceremonies to be observed during, the HIajj, or pilgrimage to Mecca, by ALA ALDIN Abu Zaid, surnamed AL DAuJANf. Begins: e jio\ "lliA Lf - a Ends:. — =*.~. J\~ As\:. J;(^ I9 4 I. It' 11 eS Ju~s Idj, ^1 Ly5rL Sal ~X 6A-J i l jz;4 Dated A.D. 1478. The author probably alludes to the alif which is placed or rests over the Idm and hd in the word jj Allaht. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 111ll (P. 62a.) Mystic letters and figures, to be written as a charm or amulet. 9. (Pp. 62b. to 64a.) (e rsian.) n 'ZLt Risa8dlah fi-l.tibb, "Treatise on Medicine," by Imam Muhammad Zakariya AL RAZI. On Headache, Dimness of Sight, Catarrh, Painless Tooth Extraction, Offensive Breath, Quinsey, Neuralgia, Rupture, Singing in the Ears, Bleeding at the Nose, Piles, Ossification, Treatment of Wounds, Rheumatism, Burns, Protrusion of the Anus, Colic, Dysentery, Infantine Colic, Infantine Dysentery, Sciatica, Fatigue, and the Itch, with a short account of the treatment of each. This appears to be merely an abstract from portions of the book, and has no formal commencement or conclusion. (Pp. 64a. to 64b.) Charms and Amulets against venomous reptiles, for recovering lost property, for protection against the evil eye, etc. (P. 65a.) Directions for a mystic ceremony to render prayer efficacious. 10. (P. 65b.) A collection of various Persian tetrastichs; two or three are from HAFIZ. 11. (Pp. 66b. to 67b.) (Persian.) *.3 U.L*'.,Al I ' L&, Risdlak fi lqasmiya.k bil tahafj], A series of short Persian poems, arranged in alphabetical order of rhymes, containing the most approved forms of swearing by God, composed by Muhiy aldfn IBN AL AIABf. 112 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Begins: tiSLf0 JA^,^vo ^ J^ t^A^- L ^ Ends:.' (:..: jr ^-,.^.-.u~~ ~/ ~*. r1 C,\. (P. 68.) A similar collection of verses not arranged alphabetically. Begins: I tiL-,,, 1 4j 1st Ends: * s% s. _. The page is filled up with a few disconnected distichs, and an enigma, composed by its transcriber. 12. (Pp. 69b. to 77a.) (Persian.J 'lJ\ 'At..1 ' Ji RAisala fi li. al muskilak, A treatise in Persian, by 'MlhIY ALDfN bin Mahmud, on difficult forms of derivative words in Arabic. From the preface, which is in Arabic, we learn that it was composed to facilitate the studies of his son, TAFIR ALlDN MUHAMMAD. Begins: A~ +j.. * Ii, _J51,. l:.5~, CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 113 Ends: <dJ, j J <u.,, <. < i j Sjt 8l J E j a UJ L -. 13. (Pp. 78b. to 88a.) (Persian.) sL Jj ) Lt Risadlah dar sarh i gazal i Hafit, A commentary by Maulana JLALXL-ALDfN DAWANf upon some select poems of HEFIz. Begins: L^~jS,U s^J Jj iJ,\ ^J a SJ Ck; ij ',.L, j *, JJS, -; Ends: XAiil 3J U 6 b S -,I Ja Uc U K \..1 - (P. 88b.) An extract from an Arabic poem. (P. 89a.) Two Persian Tetrastichs. An extract from the Nahj al Bald.gah. A definition of what is meant by " the preservation of health." A specific for obviating the effects of too much salt in soup, and for sweetening meat that is becoming tainted. 14. (Pp. 89b. to 107b.) (Persian.) s A T^ cLAJi is ^\ l.A 4L Risdlahi fi Ahft al fihkai mauwtma.i bi MICBX1 Saik 5Auhadi, A Treatise on 8 114 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. the "Preservation of Health," entitled the Mfbdh (Lamp), by SAIE Muhammad bin Xbi Majd NAcfR. This is probably a translation of the Mibdhi ul 4'rwdh wa asrdr ul asbah, of Saili XrHAD ALDIN KIRMAXNf. The work is divided into nine chapters and a Hatimah, the last relating to the properties of precious stones and the characteristics of animals. The book itself contains various sanatory directions, and a brief abstract of the Arabic Mfateria Medica. Begins: 0U1- J~" j_. a" Ll W iJ L" Ends: L- U.<.L I:: U.,\I I j1 4I ~ <-~ jI i1 * < W1 Wl.1l WLU 15. (P. 107b.) aje; C~:d 'JA, Risdla. Mu1harram-ndma, The Treatise entitled Muharram-ndama, embodying the sunnaH, or tradition relating to the grand Mohammedan festival of the Mohurrum. (P. 108a.) Specific for keeping off flies and gnats. 16. (Pp. 108b. to 110a.) (Persian.} i.1vJ4 Odess'Tl ^Tl -^ -Go.' LL uld~afi al tanzil ft addz Ihurif liltartil, The "Abstract of Revelation" on the adaptation of letters to recitation. A Persian treatise in verse on the proper pronunciation (Z ') of the letters of the alphabet, by IBN AiAD. Begins: Hi Sj;>bj, jJ * ~S1\ c j\ j' *1x,\ CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 115 Ends: Ec 4 \ sL AR U i l * Jb u I1cf LpJ On curing the bites of venomous reptiles. 17. (Pp. 110b. to 114a.) (Persian.) y t lLo JO dn!a: IdL? Risdla mat mah dar 9andi' i sir, Treatise in Persian verse on the Art of Poetry. This matnawi relates to qdfza.t or the rules of rhyme. Begins:, J &.1. l T * G:e j. ' ~: J:. Ends: 5J" ' b: L {A.~ e ~. * ~ - i.-s 5.x /' S Both this and the last treatise are dated A.D. 1477. 18. (Pp. 114b. to 115b.) (Persian.).. kllI, Risdlah san, The treatise entitled "The Candle," by JALAL ALDIN HAFf. An essay on religious fervour, mystically considered under the symbol of a candle. The tamhid, which is in Arabic, begins: 'I,1 4II anal, 4, I3 Us,1 AL * and the tract ends: * Y5gYlr ' ' W ^, - g -d IUi J $ Jlj, 19. (Pp. 116a. to 117b.).c.ja ' aJL Risdlah4 Qalandariyah, The "Treatise of Calenders" (or Dervishes). A tract written in a similar style to the last, being an exposition of the Coranic text, cap. xxxv. v. 1...~~ &0 116 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 20. (Pp. 118a. to 119a.) (Persian.) SLU1 j;ii - ^3 <JiR.x^ c; bj Risadlah jDaqd1q al marifati fi haqd'i at saltanat, The treatise entitled "Subtleties of Knowledge on the particulars of Kingly Power," a short tract, apparently from the same pen, upon the divine right of kings. Begins: * i 'JIS Sjl J^ J^ (J J - dal L Ends: ^ss hlSl t ^ s^ ^\ a ^j+ i9\ c * ~.r. 1 4TJ (Pp. 119a. to 121b.) (Persian.) A letter in Persian from Saii Kamal-aldin ABD AL RAZZAQ to Saili ALA-ALDAULAH Ahmad bin Muqtaf6 bin Ahmad al Binna AL SIMNSAN, the author of a celebrated work on religious observances, entitled i "Jl.. L' Kitab al faldh, " The Book of Prosperity." This is a letter, containing the objections of ABD-UL RAZZQ to some doctrines enunciated in the.i1l yLsl j- b J l 'Urwaht lihli-1 Silwa.t wal jilwa., "Handle for recluses and public men," of ALA-iLDAULAH, and is followed by a reply from the latter Saih. It is a good specimen of the o.., or theological disputes held amongst the Mohammedan doctors. (The book in question was written A.D. 1321.) 21. (Pp. 121b. to 128a.) A chapter from the JtULI 9 Naoj al Baldal, containing the sayings of ALL. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 117 22. (Pp. 129a. to 137a.) (Persian.) AWY? 6- L C-flf-^ Mansaat i Hwajai Jahdn. The "Exordium of HWAJAIH JArAN," a Persian work on the art of rhetoric. Begins: The work is imperfect, and here finishes abruptly with the following quotation from Sddi: 24. (Pp. 138a. to 153a.) (Persian.) This part of the Volume appears to have been used as aj6.1l IL or Album of Poetry; it contains extracts from the Divans of ANwARf, HIlAQAN, and other celebrated Persian Poets. The last two pages consist of enigmas and charades in verse. 25. (Pp. 153b. to 154a.) (Persian.) Entitled il 3 L:lA;Jl L FTi Isawa'ldt al muskilahi, On difficult questions. It is a series of arithmetical and other puzzles in Persian verse. In this, and No. 24, the diacritical points are systematically omitted. 26. (Pp. 154b. to 162b.) (Persian.) aJs,9 ~ar LU Insda' i Hukm i Mursidi. The Persian work on lnsd', or the Art of Letter Writing; entitled "Commands of a Spiritual Teacher." by Al Saii AL MURBSID ABU TSHAQ, 'Ibrahim bin Sahriyar al GAZAEaNf. Begins: * (,4t (9K.l iJi ~ 4Ty aJ,., j ^A 118 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Ends: *oLsn ~s~&j\ ^\l j Aj J L aC J12al, The greater part of the above is written in an elegant, but very complicated Sikasta Xmfz character. (The number 27 has been omitted in indexing the book.) 28. (Pp. 163b. to 166b.) (Arabic.) A short anonymous treatise in Arabic, upon the superiority of the Persian language over all others, except the Arabic itself. Begins: 'L> S.u, "2 AJ r.r l '. Jt And concludes with the following piece of philological information: volJJt r LJ b,-,L u (1 o k, 29. (Pp. 168b. to 169a.) 4,az z.^ fm Mudmmit i mant imah. Persian enigmas in verse by Abd al Rahman JAMf. Beginning;.fib bLl t ^.~ d.. * ~., ~l, JLt > The conclusion indicates the name of the author, and the date of the composition: 1J~U hy..\ ~ 1 j1 * 1U i;9Jj JJ %-A. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 119 The numerical value of letters in the word A being equivalent to 890 (f.J = 80, LS = 10, O = 800, the year of the Hijra which corresponds to 1485 of our era. 30. (Pp. 169b. to 181b.) (Persian.) -JOf i? j 3Lsj Risadlah dar fann i 'rid. Treatise on the science of prosody and rhythm. (Apparently by JSaf, though no name is given.) It begins: And contains a clear account of the different kinds of metres which occur in poetry, with figures illustrating the various combinations of feet that compose them, and analyses of specimen verses in each; with one of these the treatise concludes, namely: And @LU * =LU AS Which is in the metre called Bahr i mutaddrak masadda. ma1bfin. 31. (Pp. 182b. to 185b.).Aj' s 1 CJL) J1 Risdla. dar fann i qdfiah. Treatise on the science of rhyme. This appears to form a sequel to the preceding. It begins: LSL s^ Has ^\3^ ^^ ^If^^ W+ H A' j 120 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Ends: 32. (Pp. 189b. to 225a.) (Pereian.).llA a j.., fudmmJdt i J The book of enigmas by AbdalRahmaln bin _hmad JAMf. This book is written in a very eloquent and pleasing style, quite worthy of the great poet who composed it. It is called 1J.k1 '.L= Tahlya.' ul hulal, "The Adornment of Vestments," and consists of a preface, three chapters, and a Adtima.h, respectively entitled the Diadem J, Necklaces Jcj, and Anklets in which the art of making enigmas, charades, etc., is explained in a scientific and lucid manner, and illustrated with numerous ( J^^.J aJj \^ oJI e pj C;-^^1 Lsc\1 lJ1 - Acr -1 A~>.L <jb~ examples. It is dedicated to 5.bu 1 Q esim BAR, ]Bahadur fIan, whose names and titles, with the addition of the words Rallada ldhu mulka~hu, "May God perpetuate his dominion," form t Jhe solutionboo of an enigma with which after alahm bi hmad JA. Thise book is written ins. a very eloquent and pleasing style, quite worthy of the great poet who composed it. It is called Jlkt l1 Tafiyah ucl hulal, " The Adornment of Vestments," and consists of a preface, three chapters, and a ha~tma^, respectively entitled the Diadem He\^, Necklaces iEJ, and Anklets CJl5s:"^, in which the art of making enigmas, charades, etc., is explained in a scientific and lucid manner, and illustrated with numerous examples. It is dedicated to SAH Xbu 1 Qasim BABAR, Bahadur Ean, whose names and titles, with the addition of the words hcallada lldhu muckahu, "day God perpetuate his dominion," form the solution of an enigma with which, after the tamhid, the book begins. The first words are: LS^ d (U JlL 3 - ^.uU Jo -, j\ Jas CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 121 L yX. ~,y jJI c. t_- U-1 is u.l L, ~.." * L:>Xib (4At,;j i And the book concludes with the following statement, from which it would seem that this copy was transcribed from the original draught: ax '^ ~; t>4 ' ^ JSJj a,\. J L.. a y^ \1 j L J^ 5E 355W; 1 Jvu S Ai \ \ ad? c }\! Am ^j.\ *sy^ t^ tL4J *.^W^>. *- t~^W> ii.^ J\\d*J * *AV1 <t {LjAt "A1 4*1 ' "The draughting out of this album, and the laying out of this garden, was performed by the hand of one who has quaffed the bitter cup of disappointment, viz., A1bd-alRahman binAhmad of Jam (JfAf), and God, whose Name be exalted, granted grace for its completion in the end of the month Ramaqan, of the year 856 of Hijrah; and the feeblest of slaves, Idrfs, transcribed it in the year 874 = A.D. 1460." Though bound up with R. 13. 44, this is quite separate and distinct; it is beautifully written in Tdliq characters, and ornamented with an anwudn (illuminated heading) and naqsZ (coloured border). Its excellent state of preservation throughout would seem to indicate a later date than the one mentioned above, but it will be njiced that most of the works in this volume which are dated at all, belong to about the same period. I should therefore conclude that this copy has been really transcribed direct from the archetype. Pp. 225b. to 228a. contain a few scattered enigmas in Persian verse. 122 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 33. (Pp. 228b. to 256a.) f(Persian.) ~oT C 'im ul urua, "The science of Prosody," a treatise in Persian by AXiUHADi, consisting of ten chapters: CHAPTER I.-Definition of poetry, and the reason for applying that name to rhythmical composition. CHAPTER II.-Definition of prosody and metre. CHAPTER III.-On the letters and vowel points, their pronunciation, and the mode of writing them in poetry. CHAPTER IV.-On the syllabic components of feet in poetry (~b~j z L..A). CHAPTER Y.-On scansion and the standard feet (EJ1). This chapter is illustrated with figures. CHAPTER VI.-On the formation of imperfect feet (- ). CHAPTER VII.-On the various derivative feet in poetry, which arise from the deviation called Jj. CHAPTER VIII.-On the metres (j.) composed of the different kinds of feet. CHAPTER IX.-On the circles or genera of poetry; illustrated by figures. CHAPTER X.-On the regular, irregular, and derivative metres of poetry; illustrated by trees showing the connection and dependence of the various forms. This book is one of the clearest and most concise works which I have seen on this intricate subject. It begins somewhat abruptly, without any tamhid, duritd, or dedication: * i U 9 l af, Jo (J^ J1 J CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 123 Ends:,1 zsj~ " ' ~I,,tj ~~ ~ >, l ~j E >),>1 g JtJ AL <^ ~L 1 ^a-j ay L; J; It. All *byIS \ 9L &l LW- Iate J~ aJIu dv55> fJu The handwriting of this treatise is that of Tdris, the transcriber of the iMuammat i Jdmi, but is much more careless and inelegant than the latter. Pp. 256b. to 259a. are blank. P. 259b. contains several Arabic poems, attributed to MAJNrN, the hero of JAMf's Romance, and addressed to his mistress Laili. The date (1474 A.D.) which is found in this page, is probably that of the transcription of the work on prosody above described. 34. (Pp. 260b. to 271a.) (Arabic.) A L a2J \.5 'JlSl Risalaift-ljarriqyak mant.imak. Metrical treatise in Arabic on religious obligations. The title of the work appears to be )J T.s m` Jdm u-ur-durar, "The collection of pearls." It contains a preface and twenty-eight divisions, each giving rules for action in particular cases of conscience. Begins: L U 1 < jj jW * 4 cLtU Q, ^~ - Ends: ~. ~n a'\ ' * ~ ~ ~ jj ^s 0 The words J j, give the date, 878 A.H. = 1474 A.D. On P. 271b. is a scrap of poetry from H&flz. 124 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. R. 13. 46. ARABIC. Small quarto, 91 leaves; a bad TMliq hand, discoloured by age, and covered with marginal and interlinear notes. Written in Persia, A.D. 1589. 1. (Pp. 2b. to 88a.) Sarh alqaid, Commentary on the Aqdid of Najm-aldin 'OMAR AL NAFASi, a work on theological science. Begins: * a<lLO Jut 31o Jk J^^ U l\ Ends: ^>s;i j^\ av\ ~ ^\ ^ \ Y.\ 3 ma, i^l,, '- 'A 1t ~,~A, J ~ v iA ) K.V m..Y J4,~J1 j, X U,,7212 1, J1ilSt^ ci cl H1 $ * L.. LL.ij J 3j L JAl 2. (Pp. 88b. to 91b.) A chapter on 5.CI.w.lA "The Causes of Knowledge." This is nearly the same as the chapter on this subject in R. 13. 19, (see p. 47), and appears to be an extract from some commentary on the '.Il j'jz, perhaps from the one mentioned on p. 46. R. 13. 47. PERSIANt & TURKISH. Small 8vo. Consisting of three distinct parts, viz.:I. 44 leaves; elegant Taliq manuscript on glazed paper, CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 125 sprinkled with gold, the dnwdn in blue, gold, and white (a portion missing between the pages numbered 28b. and 29a.). II. 14 leaves; various Turkish handwritings. III. 24 leaves; beautifully executed Diwdni manuscript, a portion (the Qacldah) in TMliq. No date. Poems, etc., in Persian and Turkish. The following is an index of the contents: I. (P. 2a.) Scraps of Turkish Poetry, carelessly written. (P. 2b.) A short Hadit, in Arabic. A Persian distich. An amusing Persian gazal, by WAIsf 'i AJAr, in praise of Coffee. Beginning: Je — In At Cy as usa^l (P. 3a.) Scraps of Arabic Poetry. (P. 3b.) A Turkish gazal, by SAMI. (P. 4a.) Ditto. (P. 4b.) Persian couplets and rubd's, by NAutf EFrENDf. (P. 4c.) A Persian chronogram, and the beginning of some pious sentence in Arabic. (P. 5a.) A Persian Qaqidah, by JAMf, beginning: t: J, ~ (.j-,. d ij \'s>. (Pp. 5b. to 21.) Extracts from the Diwan of MaulinA Abdulrahmia JAMf. 126 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Begins: ^s^ I HC * rkl ^a * (StZ/> s91J A1<d^ The last complete gazal is that on page 20b. Beginning: r,;. ~,....._; a. ~ Ja. ri' x ~. J jjl WUj k.., S. (Pp. 21b. to 27b.) Extracts from the Dfwan of Axif HUSRAW, of Dehlf. Begins: j /i\t,^1 - L,^^JJ ttgJJjb Ends: I;! dj L^ J a jl (P. 28a.) A gazal, by Maulana ABU BAXR SAMARQANDf. A gazal, by Maulana RIYrAf. (P. 28b.) One gazal and part of a second, by MifR HASAI, of Dehlf. Some pages missing. (Pp. 29a. to 44b.) Extracts from the Dfwan of Hafiz, beginning: End cs'lc Ji 2) L J j^ c\ — ^\,,^J e ^j 1 b JlIB Ends: LS ^ (.- -dj- LL.^-^,^ ( s @i*12,*^,fa J-4 tv CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 127 II. (Pp. 1 a. to 3a.) From the Sdqi-ndma of HAFIZ. Beginning: ryj Ad ape ^^ g * Aid AaSy i (C G This is the fifth couplet of the manawi. Commencing: &)^ LW \ t \ ^' * L '_ T ( L L. (P. 3b.) A Prayer for the Dead in Arabic. (P. 4a.) A Prayer for Success in Arabic. (P. 4b.),..j SU Zc. The Cfrat ndma of NAWA'If, an account of Maulana BAfiRf, in Turkish, with a Persian chronogram, giving the date 892 A.n. = 1487 A.D. (P. 5a.) Scraps of Turkish Poetry, by NAJATI. ' (P. 5b.) Scraps from the Satire of FIRDAUSI (the author of the Sah-nama) upon Sultan Mahmuid Cxaznawf. (P. 6a.) Recipe for a.s' or Electuary, in Turkish. (P. 6b.) Verses by Tusf, Asjadi, and Ancari, the poets at the court of Mahmuid, of Ghazna, and a couplet from AsiRf. (P. 7a.) Persian couplets and a Rubdi, with instructions for reading the latter to a sick man to procure his recovery; a riddle by NAWA'I, referring to Maulana BACIfi; a hadil, verse by Najati, and a sentence in Persian, of which the following is a translation: "They asked Bandar ibn al Husain, What is Sufiism?' And he replied, ' Keeping one's promise."' (P. 7b.) Verse from JAMf, Arabic Rubdi, a haddt, and a prayer on seeing the new moon, by TALHA. (P. 8a.) Two Prayers to be used at a Funeral. Moral Sayings of Harit BIs AL ASAD. (Arabic.) 128 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. (Pp. 8b. to 10b.).-J.1 J.,.. 'UL Risdla.tfi rja'l-al gaib, A treatise in Turkish on the Ri1jdl-algaib (see R. 13. 32, p. 75), by Saih Muhammad AL Izzf. Begins: yUL?1 l bjT a91 j LS^.1 1J.I fix Ajl 1JJj cj,,ji -y -;,91 Ju5 -J I u1 4i jAI = * l. (P. 1 la.) A Prayer in Arabic to the Rijdl alg aaib. (P. 1lb.) Other addresses to the Rijal alg.aib (Diwadn character). Two couplets from HAFIZ' Saqi-nama. (P. 12a.) Four verses from some book of Moral Precepts, in Persian. (P. 13b.) A Medical Prescription in Turkish. III. (Pp. lb. to 12a.) A Panegyric on Sultan Sulaiman, in Turkish prose and verse, on the occasion of one of his victories, probably the taking of Belgrade in 1520. Begins: * sJJJ^l1, al\^ H, S~i~.S\^9 a, 2 Ji dJl JS l^ Ends: yJT ^IsfJ1b, 1 L' * Jle ^b L< ^\ r' I, \^e (Pp. 12b. to 18b.) A qaqfdah by Farfd-aldin ATTAB, of which the ma.tl is:,^"M, jSp j\ j rr CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 129 (Pp. 20b. to 24a.) A treatise in Turkish on omens to be deduced from watching the positions assumed by a dog. R. 13. 48. ARABIC. 8vo., 344 leaves; bad Arabic handwriting, on paper much discoloured. Apparently of the 14th century. Ali4dh fi-lfurue, The Exposition of Special Laws, by Abu 'Ali Hasan bin alq/sim al Tabari alS&fii and Abu-lq&sim 'Abd-alw&hid bin Husain al Saimarl alSafif. A work on Jurisprudence, like the (ahih of BUHARi. The beginning is wanting, but the second book commences as follows: (P. 56a.) jJL Ls5 \. \ JI r\ S:j \. 3 \..\A I ' r' I! t' a j~ ~ o' tj J L I ^ * 1;J;)9tJ uS Ends: * j L(jJ Ls? I(,l9 9 130 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. The following is a list of the contents of the book: l-l Trade.. Pp. 1 to 56a. f:JI\ Marriage..... 56a. lt1 Divorce..... 93b. tL)1 Giving suck, etc.... 172b. ~;J \ Expenditure.... 179a. SJl Times and seasons (for women, etc.) 191a. jWJl Emancipation of slaves... 204a. 21 Oaths..... 326. The beginning of the book having been lost, there was no internal evidence which could lead to its identification. By arranging the edges, however, I discovered that some words had been written at the bottom and nearly obliterated. On the application of a tincture of galls, these proved to be i.v..l JW';1 jJl, and subsequent investigation showed so close a correspondence between the present volume and the notices I was able to procure on the Ifdh of Al Tabari and Al Saimari, that I have had no hesitation in prefixing that title to my description. R. 13. 49. CARSHUNIC. Small quarto, 129 leaves; thick paper, much worn and discoloured by age. Pp. la. to 13a. a bold Syriac hand; at the end is a colophon in Syriac characters: 0 auOlb 4l,-0; *m 5m -Q q],m (Pray for the sinner Yaqu'b, who wrote for the sake of God, by order of the Holy Father Sergius of Al Yamuna.) CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 131 Pp. 14a. to 29b. a somewhat smaller hand than the last; at the end is a similar colophon in Arabic characters: I e.. k*.! t. 4 'i l i.) >as o.A.T Where the writer calls himself Yaquib ibn Daril. Pp. 30a. to 129b. seemed to have formed part of a separate volume, although the handwriting is very similar. Pp. 122b. to 129 are in a smaller character. 1. (Pp. la. to 13b.) The Story of St. Archelides (perhaps Heracleitus) in Arabic, written in the Syriac character. The first leaf is wanting. ]Begins::. ZVl 3 4~\ ^ S.o L I Ends, followed by the usual formula: 1.,oi.&^ o LaS\ o C1o>~ *O. 1 4 n 5l MJ. a ls J;CLO i <? r1 toAi} The Story of Archeliduis (called Archelides by Assemani, vol. iii. p. 286, and identified by him with Johannes Romanus) is here given briefly, as follows: Salduiliqah oC O.I O, his mother, overhears two 132 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. men discoursing of the sanctity and miraculous powers of a certain recluse. Feeling assured from their description that the person alluded to is her son, she enquires where he may be found, and is directed to seek Palestine, travelling through Damascus, and on her arrival to ask for him, at the convent of Anba Romanus Q4IDOOO; Ird (perhaps St. Ambrose). This journey she accordingly performs, and, on reaching the convent, sends the porter in to request her son to allow her to see him before she dies. Archelidus, however, in accordance with the monastic so-called morality of the time, renounces filial attachment, and refuses to see her. Having made two unsuccessful appeals, she at last adjures him by a solemn oath to grant her request; on hearing which the monk directs the porter to wait until he has finished his prayers, and then to admit his mother. His prayer is that he may be taken at once from the world, and so spared an unpleasant interview. This prayer is granted, and his mother, on her entrance, finds him dead. She follows his example, and supplicates for an immediate release from this life; and is found by the other inmates of the convent lying dead upon the body of her son. The abbot and monks propose to bury the two corpses separately, an arrangement to which the dead saint objects in a blasphemous speech, wherein he explains how he had heard his mother's prayer for death, and had made intercession through two or three holy personages that it might be granted. The two bodies are therefore buried together, and Archelidus and his mother canonized, and held up as brilliant examples of piety. 2. (Pp. 14a. to 29b.) The Apocalypse of St. Paul in Arabic, written in the Syriac character. The first leaf is wanting. Begins: WO 00o124M UId 1 r= Id O41,^^0 *;0 So?1 *.. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 133 ZZLol o49a A lo Zoaill lsCL Ocj} ~:o. l 1.,1 A= Ends: SM 0l^Q QQJO "o&Aj:! Z d L0 5 0 \Ulm P oL Z1QSD1 Emjl ~M^UO - s L~e o S=>O~ ~S0^ Ma41 lp 3l aoi19!u LLo Z ^C o H OanMn -ag9o suaers clioi'L oAdd mL Aml cAmld -^&Q 1Xb1' - fib o r2otor AWEDL tl aid >mnsl 1,oul< "CO O -\ The Apocalypse of St. Paul has been edited in Greek by Constantine Tischendorf (Lipsiae, MDCCCLXVI.), together with the Transitu8 JMaria and the Apocalypse of St. John, both of which are also found in the present volume, Nos. 3 and 6. The commencement of this MS. corresponds with the following passage of the Greek, ed. Tischendorf, p. 37: 'roXXact 8e Kal 7ca ceXr jv7 ca ra' ao-rpa 7rpoao'XOov TrO EUKVp) XeryoVT6es iCvpte 669 6 ) TravTropd'wp Lptiv e8owicac 72^v eqovaiav Tij? VVICT6O Kcal OVuceWt OrTeyoLeV raS cXo7ra i Kal /,oelaa Kcal aqiarovaas rc&v avOponrov. Tc.r.X. Tischendorf's edition breaks off rather abruptly, but the copy before us shows that but little of the matter has been omitted. An abbreviated Latin version, entitled Visio Beati Pauli de Pcenis infernis is extant in two Latin MSS. in the Library of this College, 0. 2. 21, p. 117b. and 0. 8. 26. (Gale MSS.). One leaf has been lost between 21 and 22. 1.34 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 3. (Pp. 30a. to 42a.) The Early History of the Virgin. Beginning with the Annunciation. The first leaf is wanting. Begins: ok s\so \ lcn sM da iralo 01 =2oL VP ~~;Is o looz IS; a s *^&1 PAE an lo pl 4. (Pp. 42b. to 73b.) =oS..210 oir&m 4a a1 Se QiSga.i Niych al saiyidahl Mirati Miryam, "The Story of the Falling Asleep of Our Lady Mary;" the Death and Assumption of the Virgin Mary, generally attributed to St. John the Apostle. Begins, after the usual precatory formuleX)J OlAS sA O CI b kiSn ) 01a=; lu oaL so A M. A )O.? li0A1 D?I pSo Cnlj; L 0A ilUiS: cn. o;=I\ U One leaf missing between 55 and 56, and between 64 and 65. The Transitus Mariea, by which name this book is more generally known, has been edited in Syriac (from MSS. in the British Museum) by Dr. W. Wright, and published, together with a translation, in "The Journal of Sacred Literature and Biblical Record" for January and April, 1865; and in Arabic and Latin, by Max. Enger (Elberfeld, MDCcccIV.). The version before us differs slightly from Enger's Arabic text, but only in the occasional amplification of sentences, their order and arrangement exactly corresponding throughout. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 135 5. (Pp. 73b. to 100a.) VQ.4SO Jnan, oneO Qi/fah al qadis Mdrz Baula, "The Story of S. Paulus," that is, of Paul the Monk. Begins: on raml ou.AtD aJ ou)l &4c o ZLo4 stoa.D rnpXx ArS loOl ljjboo I kS i li AD Cau;o This is the same work as that described in Dr. Payne Smith's Catalogue of Carshunic MSS. in the Bodlseian Library, p. 350, as "Historia Pauli Monachi Samaritani;" and more correctly in Assemani, vol iii. part 1, p. 286, as "Historia Pauli Monachi in Samaria," in one place, and " Historia Pauli Monachi qui Daemonem in balneo allocutus fuit," The saint is represented as going to a village in Samaria, named Selukhd, accompanied by two young deacons. Here he is shocked at the immorality of the place, and especially at the custom of both sexes entering the bath together on a certain day every year, of which he becomes an accidental spectator. In his pious indignation at being invited to join the crowd in the Hammam, he prays for a signal and speedy destruction of the evildoers; and his prayer is immediately answered by the appearance of a daemon, charged with the execution of the divine wrath. With this daemon he enters into a long and learned discussion, which forms the subject of the remainder of the treatise. 6. (Pp. 100a. to 108a.) Mdithirah al qadis Yihnd, The Apocryphal Revelations of St. John. 136 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Begins: ZolQ MS my<< SQULAT jOlOlo 1;i?Q^ ro *;:.lZ;o SK 1Qaa C l tLs A Greek version of the Apocryphal Apocalypse of St. John has been edited by Tischendorf, in the volume already referred to, at p. 70. The Arabic text of our MS. corresponds passage for passage with this edition. Assemani mentions three copies of the Arabic version in his Catalogue, vol. iii. part 1, p. 282. 7. (Pp. 108b. to 118a.) The Discourse of our Lord to His disciples upon the Mount of Olives before His Ascension. Begins:;1 LSbo,.,,uinV_ l,. -o. -o -1 1o!0 u001 O ^ "oo ms*i rO LU 1 ayAmoU L 01go20 ~:.0,sa L~, ~o..5: ~:c:S loD One leaf missing between 113 and 114, after which gap the style of the discourse is changed, and appears exclusively addressed to St. Peter. Compare the account of the Apocalypse of St. Peter in Apocalypses Apocryphae, ed. Tischendorf, Prolegomena, pp. xx. to xxiv. (Pp. 118b. to 129b.) The Testament of Adam to Seth his son. Begins:....o %JRho idueti.1Q. c.,;.L1 % oo: ioaolmi ~amO SZOZL22 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 137 The end is lost. The last line of the last leaf is: ~,_ VOj.~..,oi.rSo 1oLs o o 4U;.S\ oL;A Although this portion of the MS. is not called by any special title, and does not apparently contain the whole work, its identity with the Testament of Adam seems to be satisfactorily established, inasmuch as it accords exactly with the account given of the latter by Dr. Wright, in his Syriac Apocrypha. The extract quoted by him on p. 61 (notes), from the Syriac version, corresponds with the passage on p. 125 and following. Some Syriac Fragments, which are almost identical with the above, have been edited by Ernest Renan (Paris, MDCCCLIV.), under the title of "Fragments du livre Gnostique intitul: Apocalypse d' Adam, ou Penitence d' Adam, ou Testament d' Adam." They are taken from two Syriac MSS. in the Vatican Library, Nos. 58 and 164. M. Renan points out the Gnostic character of the work, and notices the remarkable coincidence between the portions relating to the mystical division of the various hours of day and night, and certain ideas contained in the Zend Avesta. He also considers it probable that the work of which they originally formed part may have been well known to the Gnostic sect of the Sethians, who referred their revelations to Seth, the son of Adam.1 The original seems to have been at one time in common use amongst the Syrian Churches, for we find the incidents and prophecies here mentioned recurring in a large number of Apocryphal works, and frequently in the same words. The Apocalypse of St. Peter, an inedited Apocryphal work, attributed to Clement, contains many passages in the first eight chapters which are evidently little more than copious verbal extracts from this book. A MS. of the Apocalypse of Peter will be found in the University Library, Cambridge, Add. 793 (11). 1 Cf. Fabricius, Codex pseudepigraphus Vet. Test., Vol. i. pp. 140 to 143, and following. 138 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. R. 13. 50. ARABIC. 8vo., 73 leaves; beautifully executed Turkish Nashi; the Turkish interlinear explanations are in red. AlQihah al 'Ajamiah, "Pure Persian Diction," a Persian Grammar and Vocabulary for the use of Arabs; Turkish explanations of the Persian words have also been inserted. The author was MaulanA Muhammad IBN PiR 'ALi, commonly called BIRGILI, who died A.H. 1573. Begins: * 4W ^, Ends: ~* AJ\,: idi LJ-:Y w IJ & L+ j The Vocabulary is chiefly intended to fix the accurate orthography and pronunciation of Persian words. The book is divided into two parts: (1) Vocabulary; (2) Introduction to Persian Accidence. On the fly-leaf and last page are some scraps of Persian and Turkish Poetry; on p. 2a. a complete qaqidah, by Hwajah (Cogia) Calabf Effendi, beginning: And on p. 2b. is an address or form of dedication to the reigning Sultan. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 139 R. 13. 52. ARABIC. Small 8vo., 38 leaves; Arabic T liq hand, the diagrams in red. Ukurr Tdu'disiyfs, The Spherics of Theodosius, translated from the Greek by QUSTA IBN LUQA, of Balbak, by order of the lalfah Abu Abbas ibn Mitacim billah. Begins: J\ WA.aIs 1 i~tis,J LSi 1 <dsJJ J L1, * ^ik, ^MJ1 Ends: -~ The work was only written by Qusta Ibn Luqa as far as the 15th Figure of the Third Book, when the completion of the work was entrusted to some one whose name does not transpire. The first and last leaves had been cut out; these I have restored from the MS. in the Pote Collection at King's College, Cambridge, No. 13. This volume, which was bought at a sale of Mr. J. 0. Halliwell's books under the title of Menelai Spherica, has been put in the place of another which was missing from the Library in 1838, and was described in Sir Wm. Jones' Catalogue, as "The Sphericks of Theodosius in Arabick, by Nasir eddin Tusi." 140 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. R. 13. 53. ARABIC. 12mo., 84 leaves; bad European writing. Chapters from the Qurian, etc. Containing: Pp. la. to 2b. The words "Trial of the pen upon the paper" several times repeated. 3a. to 9b. Blank. 10a. The s1Lsl Y,y Quran, cap. i. 1la. to 13b. Part of 'wlxi A rj Quran, cap. vi. vv. 102 to end. 14a. to 22b...jR Quran, cap. xix. 23b. to 30. LJi\ Cji...- A chapter on the traditionary sayings of Mohammed. Begins: *~.. 1 Ma7 S^ Ujj I c- i..U. 1 ^ l^ lx, aj A JS_!I Ends: * Ill -..43 Pp. 30b. to 41a. Blank. 41b. to 71a. Prayers and dturd upon Mohammed and his family. 71a. to 76b. Two Arabic qaqfdahs, of which the following are matlds: (1) Alive as a of c o S.,., C, -.;, a (2). ' Pp. 76b. to 82a. Two short prayers. 83b. to 84. A page and a half in the Burmese character. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 141 R. 13. 54. ARABIC. Small quarto, 44 pages. PART I. Arabic Nashi handwriting, on thick glazed paper, discoloured by age. PART II. is on different paper, and is dated 1397. 1. (Pp. lb. to 28b.) Risdlah Samsiya., The treatise entitled Samsiyahi, on Logic, by Maulfn& Najmaldin KAXTIBi QAZWINi, dedicated toSams-aldin Muhammad, son of Wazlr Baha-aldln Muhammad, after whom the work was named. Begins: OaWcE e:: G\ ti1Jjt J\ \ j)S\ ~ L A,ts u& AS ' * 7S ^if l' Ends: ^j^S' jJil Axb\ ^lJ^aL) l HoM c~ Ki^T Io j84 3s\l >9l bilsl C IS M, J^^ H5o, ^^ CiS A5' -fl I ~ b- gl a ci ~ hil A' ~ This book consists of an Introduction, Three Books, and a Conclusion, containing: INTRODUCTION. 1st Inquiry.-On the Nature and Utility of Logic. 2nd,, On the Subject of Logic. 142 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. BooK I. Section i.-On Words. ii.-On Predicables. iii.-Five Enquiries on Universals and Particulars. BOOK II. Introduction.-Definition of the Proposition and its Primary Division. Section i.-On the Categorical Proposition. 1st Inquiry. Its parts and kinds. 2nd,, On the Four Fenced Propositions. 3rd,, On Privatives and Attributes. 4th,, Inquiry on Model Propositions. Section ii.- On the different kinds of Hypothetical Propositions. Section iii.-Rules concerning Propositions. 1st Inquiry. On Contradiction. 2nd,, On Even Conversion. 3rd,, On Conversion by Contraction. 4th,, On the Cohesion of Hypotheticals. BOOK III. Chapter 1.-Definition and Division of Syllogisms. Section i. and ii. Pure Syllogisms.,, iii. and iv. Hypothetical Syllogisms.,, v. Pendents of the Syllogisms. CONCLUSION. 1st Inquiry. On the Matter of Syllogisms including Fallacies. 2nd,, On the Application of Logic to Sciences. v The Risdlia Samsiyati is the most esteemed of all Mohammedan treatises on Logic. A very good edition, with an English paraphrase, has been published in the Bibliotheca Indica, by Dr. A. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 143 Sprenger (Calcutta, 1854), as an appendix to his "Dictionary of the Technical Terms used in the Sciences of the Mussalmans." Maulana Katibf, the author, died in A.D. 1272; he wrote several other learned scientific work, amongst them a comment on the Hikmah al Amin. This copy is said to be an autograph, the following words being written on the first leaf:-L '. M.I a sJl\ '>.-n. U.[ j." Ij (This is the Risalah Samsfyah, in the handwriting of its author, the late Maulana Katibi); and the appearance of the paper and writing would confirm the statement. An additional proof of its authenticity is that the readings are more correct and intelligible than those of any other MS. that I have seen, or those from which the text of Dr. Sprenger and his colleagues was formed; for instance, the printed edition has at the commencement of the book: The repetition of the word id: 1 is contrary to the usage of elegant Arabic compositions, and does not give so good a sense as the reading JysI whicj is found in the present copy. A great many marginal notes have been made, in the same handwriting as the following MS. 2. (Pp. 29b. to 43b.) Sarh allamad alrdbidai, Commentary on the LamdA alrdbida, from the book entitled Sirr Anwdr, a treatise on the Art of Disputation. Begins: 4.l 144 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. * jl, J -, 't.. Ends: J:.l j3. Wjk JJYl J~ c.p., 1 j..... *,.:31 dJ, R. 13. 55. ARABIC. Small 8vo. 65 leaves; Arabic hand; the paper much discoloured, and the margin cut off. Date, A.D. 1324. Salwdn al muta' fti atdwdn altab', A Charm for the Righteous against Evil Passions. Five essays in prose and verse, by Hujjat aldin Abu Abdallah Muhammad bin Abi-lqasim bin 'Ali al Quraisi al Makkawi, commonly called IBN TAFIR the GC'ammarian, who died A.D. 1172. Begins (the first leaf missing): * 3J,jI 1:li\L LrM *b. Ends: YIx,^ <0 Jyl l \M 1,t '1 vi \ 1 j,,,... Jd,,.. Xl S Ju l t J1..s Ji, -.1,. d.,1 (, \ jl,.. 11 J,. < ~;J., Lt,iJ-I.j, * ul\ CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 145 The book is written in a high-flown Quranic style, and contains five essays, viz.: W51,JU L;WA,\11,CJ j SW1\ ^j ^<^J1 1. On Resignation and its advantages. 2. On Consolation. 3. On Patience. 4. On Submission to the Divine Will. 5. On Abstinence. Ibn Tafir was a native of Sicily, and dedicated the second edition of his celebrated work, the Sulwan, to Abu-1 Qasim, the governor of that province, about the year 1168 of our era. An admirable translation of this work has been published in Florence (1851), by Signor Michele Amari, with the title "Solwan et Mota 088iano Conforti Politici di Ibn Zafer, Arabo Siciliano del xii. secolo." I cannot do better than quote the analysis of the book in Signor Amari's own words:-" Sotto specie di apprestare rimedii, filtri, consolazioni, ibn Zafer vuol additare ai principi la condotta da tenere nelle contrarieta che loro accadessero nel governo. I partiti ch' e' possano prendere, l'autore li distingue non senza penetrazione filosofica in cinque classi: 1~ Abbandonarsi in Dio che e a dire tirar dritto allo scopo quando la causa sia giusta, e rinunziarvi se ingiusta; 2~ Confortarsi camminando in quella via mentre duri la burrasca; 3~ Perseverare costantemente; 4~ Rimettersi alla volontl di Dio se l'esito non fosse felice; e 5~ Considerar la vanitl del poter mondano, 10 146 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. e sgravarsene le spalle quando e' pesi troppo.... Passando al modo di trattare il soggetto, basta aprire il libro per accorgersi che Ibn Zafer abbia seguito un doppio metodo: sintetico e analitico. Da un lato ei pone i precetti del Corano, le sentenze del profeta, di parecchi Musulmani famosi per dottrina o pieta, di filosofi per lo piu innominati ma probabilmente Persiani, di poeti Arabi avanti e dopo Maometto, e ve n' ha alcuna del fondator della monarchia Sassanida, e una data a nome di San Luca evangelista, Padre Luca come lo chiama l'autore (cap. ii. ~ 6). Poi si scende all' applicazione dei precetti a fatti veri o supposti, e spesso a quel miscuglio di storia e favola che trionfa oggidi su tutti gli altri generi di letteratura, il romanzo storico. L' analisi e in vero la parte principale dell' opera, come 1' annunzia Ibn Zafer nella prefazione, dicendo non volere far altro che riprodurre alcuni racconti relativi alla politica, e promettendo di aggiunger molti fiori letterari; ed ei quasi non s' accorse della luce che veniva a spargere sul subietto suo con la sintesi religiosa e filosophica che premetteva ad oqni serie di fatti." R. 13. 57. ARABIC. Small square 8vo., 226 leaves; Nashi handwriting, the headings in red; on coarse unglazed paper. Folios 94-95, 111-113, and 199, restored. Kitab al ]IJazamir, The Psalter in Arabic, to which are prefixed the Versus Parcenetici of Gregorius Nazianzenus the Theologian. These Psalms are also divided into portions for weekly reading, CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 147 according to the usage of the Eastern Churches. On the last page are the following words: 1.)t jlZlj g JL.V < 95> Ax;Lj ' ^<SJ 1 jT Jvi l(,WWI LZAjj Awl '0++ LLs IlA * A\ dj^ purj^ Js^ ~,^-^ (j A Ha rb 'Ladl ^ a \ The transcription of these blessed Psalms was completed in the year 7090 of our father Adam, by Banum the Deacon-" The remainder is illegible. R. 13. 58. CARSHUNIC. Small 8vo., 116 leaves; Syriac characters, on thick unglazed paper; the headings in red. Tafsir al Abugalmisis (Apocalypsis), The Interpretation of the Apocalypse of St. John, from the commentaries of Eucletus and Severus. In Arabic, written in Syriac characters for the use of Eastern Christians. Begins: ALWl cnI9l1 aol\ -I %l m o i '1?Ax odmito i*to AonmD cn IL Brevsr oroino', 1 - o aa,._C *n., 1=po 1n: 4o + oLS 148 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Ends: O'Q 1\\O < e-~r?lr 1 s10 'a1\;01?.2L 0 )1.,s0a. 0m\ \ O 41.tD 40l 3^1 o 1oS4nmR. 13. 59. ARABIC & TURKISH. 8vo., 105 leaves; a good Nas8h hand. Wagiyah i Pir 2A1l, PiR ALI'S Testamentary Advice; a short course of instruction in Turkish on the principles of Mohammedan Law, etc. Begins (p. 5b.): tp\1 <?5 J L JS Uil a l LI L ^k1 * ~J, Ends: 5. 3 iI ''~. '.. ' j ). L The remaining pages are filled with various prayers, etc., viz.: P. la. An Arabic Prayer. Four questions on Ceremonial Law. The name of the former owner, Muhammad ibn Balf, of Tunis, A.H. 1026. 2a. to 3b. Chapter on the Asma i IAam (Mighty Names), in Turkish. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 149 Pp. 4a. to 4b. On Genuflexions, in Turkish. 5a. Three Forms of Prayer or Invocation, in Arabic. 103b. to 104b. An Arabic Prayer. And on the last leafA qacidah, in Arabic, in praise of Mohammed, beginning: Followed by a note in Turkish, on the proper devotional formula to be used on first opening one's eyes in the morning. R. 13. 60. ARABIC. 8vo., 39 leaves; clear Arabic hand. Dated A.D. 1549. Halbyah al abfdr fi fafcdil al Andcir, "Brightening the Eyesight;" a treatise on the Virtues of the Assistants. A work on the Ansars, or Companions of Mohammed, by Abu Abd-allah bin Muhammad AL ANiARI al Hanefi. Date, A.D. 1545. Begins: U1 gL, LY,Y 1 \i\L \UY\ )U\,A a Al\ Ends with a dedication to Sultan Sulaiman 1an ibn Sultan Salim ibn Bayazid 'an. On the title page is the motto ''.1 J.l c:..l.r "The noble qualities of the sires are the testimonials of the sons." 150 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. R. 13. 61. TURKISH. Small 8vo., 24 leaves; bad Turkish hand. Arabic Devotional Formulae, explained and analyzed in Turkish, with the interpretation of the mystical letters used in the Quran. R. 13. 62. ARABIC & PERSIAN. Small 8vo., 63 leaves; neat Persian writing, Nasoii and TMalq. L.~\ ~ '~1\ Altuhfa. fi-1 adab, An Arabic and Persian Vocabulary of Synonyms, etc., intended as a guide to the study of the Qurdn. The Persian explanation is interlinear. Begins (in the middle of the preface, the first leaf missing): Sj^^, jj @, @U, g lj ^U;,J ( J _jALi A, li 1 l c1 d * i lt:-.t ~aA ~, ~ ~ ~..J, CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 151 The work is divided into five parts, viz.:-1. Nouns; 2. Verbs; 3. Particles; 4. Inflection of Nouns; 5. Conjugation of Verbs. At the end, in a beautifully written Persian Nas8t, are some explanations of additional words, extracts from the Tafsfr Abi Lair, and from the works of Abu Tammam, Abu-lTaiyib, Buhta'ni, Abu Zaiyad al Arabi, and Asja al Sulamiy. R. 13. 63. TURKISH & ARABIC. 12mo., 170 leaves; badly written, apparently by a Greek. A few chapters from the Quran, Prayers, etc. Containing: Pp. 75. to 21a. 22b. to 26a. 26b. to 28a. 28a. 29a. 29a. 29b. 30a. to 51b. 51a. to 97a. 97a. to 101b. 101b. to 106b. 107a. to 164b. (16 to 18 reversed) Omens in Turkish. JlI )Y9 Qur. 1xvii. LJ21 s) Qur. lxxviii. w1J ]I ~a, Qur. cxii. 4iA,, Qur. cxiii. 1.^t j^ Qur. cxiv. w Qur. i. Turkish explanation of the foregoing. Arabic Devotional Formula and Invocations. Prayers and Invocations by the Names of God. Prayers containing extracts from the Quran. Special Prayers for various occasions. ARABIC. R. 13. 64. 8vo., 17 pages; Turkish hand. J.. Kitdb ul tahaj'i, An Arabic Spelling Book. The first page is ornamented with cut paper and tinsel. 152 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. R. 13. 65. ARABIC & TURKISH. 8vo., 40 pages; beautiful Persian Nasai; thick glazed paper, with red border. J~ Bisdlah i natm i htl.dt, A Vocabulary of the Arabic words found in the Qura'n, explained in Turkish verses, so as to form a memoria technica. The book is a translation from the Persian. Begins: I\^.L L...,. t.,.Lc,is ~1 j^\ \,.: L,., an,. ~t ~AJ,.Sw 9): ~~9 * j 0 ^ ks\ } )L ^} R. 13. 66. ARABIC. 8vo., 202 leaves; thick glazed paper; written in an Arabic current hand. Date, A.D. 1299. BMultar Vdail Bugddd li-l Simdai, Selections by Jamal-aldin Abd-allah Muhammad IBN MUKlARRAM (died A.D. 1311), from the Jl. [j j. Dail tdri h Bu.ddd, of SIMANi; an Arabic Biographical Dictionary, Vol. II. Begins: * J jl Jt\ >1 f\ <U1 A6 1 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 153 Ends: c^~_<L), ^ L j b \ < j J St " Zs t:L,~__.b ^. ^ ^ J <^ a,~ 12, LS c. L, 5,^... The book begins with those of the name of Muhammad; then follow the Ahmeds, and after them other names in alphabetical order up to the ]:usains. Pp. 11, 14, 15, 22, 26, 28, 174, 177, 178 are not consecutive, leaves having been lost between them. R. 13. 67. PERSIAN. Small 8vo., 180 leaves; good Sikasta dmiz hand, on glazed Indian paper. No date. TdriA i Jah.angir ndma Salimi, The Autobiographical Memoirs of the Emperor Jeh&ngir. Begins: ~S,. I. Our ~,s. Lt-. J Ujlj - r^ JlV g?? i lj ij3 J, * JJ A1 <u^ L J-, LsJ, Ends: b '~-~, jll -,.,t,..,! h j..^ ^..'. ) r.... Lp t14 1,. j1,;JybiSi x slj. J S 45 J cL d Laj 154 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. The work begins very abruptly with Jehaingir's accession to the throne in the year A.D. 1619, and concludes as suddenly with an account of the beginning of the nineteenth year of his reign. The book is sometimes called..t.. 4j. l'Tozak i JahdngirW; it is written in a simple and elegant style, the author descanting on his own follies and weaknesses with a most laudable candour. The various copies existing of this work present certain discrepancies which point to two separate archetypes for the text, a circumstance which has led several distinguished Orientalists to conclude that the Emperor did not write in Persian, and that the memoirs, as we have them, are more or less imperfect translations. Mr. Morley, in his Catalogue of the Royal Asiatic Society's MSS., inclines to the belief that, like Taimuir, Jehangfr wrote in the Chagtai~ Turkish dialect, whilst M. Garcin de Tassy suggests that he may have made use of the Hindustani language. R. 13. 68. PERSIAN. 8vo., 94 leaves; beautifully written in Tdliq on thick glazed paper, sprinkled with silver; native binding. Dastur-ndma e Kusrd, Cyrus' Book of Instructions. A work on the Religion of the Fire-worshippers, translated from the Arabic by MUHAMMAD JalWl aldin TABTABAi Zawarli. Begins: LAI " 4; B aLL 1 bb ah L Lk^ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~4 L-^iiii(^ ^\jjj c u^A^^ p CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 155 Ends: 5j The Arabic originalis entitled ^ wS cv. - Tauq zat XKwrawzyah; the Persian title given to the translation iSj,L\j Jb is a chronogram, the numerical value of the letters amounting to 1056 A.H. - 1647 A.D. The book is in the form of question and answer, and treats of Cosmogony, Philosophy, etc., according to the doctrines of the Mobeds or Magian Priests. The present copy was written for a Mr. Andrew Sterling, in the year of the Hijrah 1239 =A.D. 1823. R. 13. 69. PERSIAN. 4to., 16 leaves; well-written Tcliq hand. Risdlah Wdlidiyah, "The Paternal Treatise." Discourses in Persian upon the sayings of eminent and holy men, written by Hwdija Ahrdr at the request of his father, whence the title. The tamhid is in Arabic, and commences: At p. 9b. this breaks off abruptly, and is followed by a fragment in the same hand, containing An account of the Persian poets RAUDAXf and A1sARf, apparently forming part of some Tadkirahi ul Sadra, or Memoirs of the 156 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Poets. It was written by Taqf aldin HUSAiNf, as we learn from the following passage on p. 15a., where he is discussing the authorship of the poem entitled Wdmiq u VUdra:...-J.I JS,.JI..a al. J.t ~,,. (^AU?) any, *,. j; Lai. The fragment commences thus:-" Raudakf, who was a contemporary of the Samanian kings, had two hundred fully equipped slaves and four hundred camels of burden, and Anqari twice that number. It is to this munificent patronage that Jamf alludes in one of his malnawis, when he says: "'Raudakf pierced the pearls of poetry When he praised the Samanian monarchs. When he accompanied them upon a journey He went not thus scantily equipped; But as the reward of his gems of poesy He had four hundred fully laden camels."' R. 13. 94. PERSIAN. 4to., 21 leaves; glazed paper, with coloured border. Taqwim, A Persian Almanack for the year of the Hijrah 1231; presented to the Library by Mirza Ibraheem, Professor of Persian-at Haileybury College, in March 22, 1835-. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 157 R. 13. 97. PERSIAN. 8vo., 18 leaves; in a good Tdliq hand. Date, A.D. 1825. A Treatise on the Jewish Origin of the Afgan or Putthan tribes, by Saadat Yar Kh&n, grandson of Hafiz Rehmut Khan, the celebrated chief of Rohilcund. Begins: ~ "LU ~.\ 4 Jl:~ ~ j\ La r^T,? ~ roT ASI a * J aiy.. Ends: I^ J L5 Cj J -l? l T & ~b <tj )UAI (j^) L)A4 * -Enajno ^;0 ( <^ Ahj^^ JJ iJl2 This tract was presented to the Library by A. D. Gordon, who had it from R. C. Glynn, to whom it was given by the author. It contains a clear and concise sketch of the history of the Rohilla tribes from the earliest times of their settlement in Afganistan, to the death of their celebrated chieftain, Hafiz Rehmut Khan, grandfather of the author. Strong arguments are adduced in proof of the Jewish origin of these tribes, which the curious may compare with those used by Forster in support of the same theory. See Forster's "One Primeval Language," vol. iii. p. 237; "The Lost Ten Tribes." 158' CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. R. 13. 101. PERSIAN. 8vo., 381 leaves; small and elegant Tcliq writing, with gold and green borders, and illuminated anwdns; illustrated with three coloured drawings. ( i \ ^^ r oU' Kulliydt i Saih Mugflih-aldin Sdi, The Complete Works of Saili Mu9lih-aldin, commonly called SADI, compiled by All bin Ahmad Abi bakr of BISSITUN. Containing: (P. 5b.) Preface by the compiler, beginning: * 1\ 51s-& LIST OF CONTENTS. i\jl.L.ij Al1 rasdal al Sitta., The Six Treatises, viz.: (P. 6a~ (P. 6b.) <...J, J,3 \ LS Risalah i wal dar taqrar i diba&a. I. A short essay on prefaces. Begins: JLg jl g WJ^ui^,\^ Ld yl. j,I j ^U^ T A Ends: (~. L<,J J, ),jJ,-. Ij (:j i< ).-.l * ISJzi CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 15~, (P. 9a.) etA T'n VJ LtJ B-isd'lah i duyum AIajdli8 i Panjqd'&a. II. The Five Assemblies, viz.: J~3l I-f~ Almajls al awwal, The First Assembly. Begins: J~ J1y1,1ll L4tr~Y L5C L~J Ends: (P. 1 la.) -j\n qj Atrnajis al Mdnt, The Second Assembly. Begins * ~ t aIlh ti~J,~>3 t\Jt*.> 31J\ J Ends L i Z*\- u) (P. 13a.) A tnq Aljli8 al ldlii, The Third Assembly. Begins: * &r ~Sl''J ~m$ U Ends: LI I I W j Ul L.J1 t (P. 14b.) 'r~q LA AXmqjli8 at rMd, The Fourth Assembly. 160 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Begins: ~* J. Jv L.J 1 ~:~1 3' x.s. UL1.. eU Ends: * j ^ S L i L* s lt; JL A1 JL (P. 16b.).L.I ^-~Jl Almajlis al hdamis, The Fifth Assembly. Begins: Ends: 41~. l ~uSI.,aJI1 ob\ j\ \ d: (-,& ~s ~..... (P. 19b. margin.)1. ~~ L JL J^.. J,3., Risalah i siyum dar sawa'l qdhib i jDlwdn. III. The Question of the Minister of Finance. Begins:.\.'.u^ ~I ~1 1v ~~ z..\ t L.i..1 r,Jdsl ~ 41 L Oj a L, (s * iE \ jl U Ends: *, J CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 161 (P. 206.) j J.&y. rt~=; Jidla i La4erurnhd dar a6ql u is'q. IV. An essay on Reason and Love. Begins: Ends: (Pp. 22b. to 30a.) ifjl4 J p. (. 1 Ridla4h e panjum dar naihat ulmulkk. V. Advice to Kings. Begins: Ends: kAM JAF~.5I r~~ 5, Rihla4 i -Sthm, at ras~dl allalilak. VT. The Three Treatises, viz. (P. 276.) 'GUT J*L 3 Jf ~) 1Risadla4 i awwal Dd'stdn n Sultan A'bdqad. Treatise I. The Story of Sulta'n A'baqa'. Begins: Ends: * j 3j 1.62i CATALO0UTE OF MANUSCRIPTS. (P. 28a.) jA ($ 4C5j J s Risdla4 i duwztm, dar Naffaat i -Ankiydnitu. Treatise II. The Counsel of An kiyinu'. Begins: i c~ cJA3 aJ yj j ~ ~ Ends: (p. 29b.) - f~Risdvah iz sim dar ilfalik 'aM8 ald'n Tz-g4. Treatise III. Anecdote of King Sams aldi'n surnamed T6agi'i, or the Arabic Orator. Begins: Ends: (Pp. 30Oa. to 8 6...A~Kildi i Guli8tdn, The R~ose Garden. Begins: *7 nc'~ao isar Ends: *,tA A 3Jo The Gulistan is the most celebrated of all SEdi's works, and still CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 163 enjoys the reputation of being the most elegantly written book in the Persian language. It is, perhaps, better known in Europe than any other Eastern composition. It consists of a preface and eight books, containing moral and entertaining stories in prose and verse: I. On the Manners of Kings. II. On the Qualities of Dervishes. III. On the Excellence of Contentment. IV. On the Advantages of Taciturnity. V. On Love and Youth. VI. On Decrepitude and Old Age. VII. On the Influence of Education. VIII. On the Duties of Society. The picture on p. 52 represents the devotee who accepted the king's invitation to come to court, and consequiently became a sybarite instead of a saint (Book II., story 23). (P. 86b. to 165.) JOX v A Kidb i Bustdn, The Garden. Begins: Ends Amp U >^ ^- LtRjo 4^- ^\ A.^j- i ^^~,,us The Bu8stdn is a series of moral stories in verse, of the kind called matnawi. It consists of a preface and ten chapters: CAP. I. On Justice and Equity, and the Duties of Government 23 discourses and stories. II. On Benevolence... 15,, III. On Love.... 21 IV. On Humility.... 27 164 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. CAP.V. On Submission to the Divine Will.... 8 discourses and stories. VI. On Contentment... 5,, VII. On Education... 12,, VIII On Gratitude... 7,, IX. On Deliberation... 13 X. Munajat and Finis. The picture on p. 153b. represents the Sultan who, in the pleasures of a carousal, forgot his promise to send out a fur cloak to a poor Indian sentinel who was starving outside in the cold. A magnificent edition of the Bustdn has been published at Vienna, with a Persian commentary by C. H. Graf (1858). (Pp. 135b. to 173a.)?J.. 1j Qaagdd i 2lraba, Arabic Qaqidahs. Begins: Ends with a ruba':,JU <o, ^, Iof J11SA y^,,L A\ <lJL (Pp. 171a. to 194a.) ~Ls &.La Qaadid i Fdrsz, Persian Qanidahs. Beginning: Ending with the qagqda.i whose matlh is: &jU, S j tLS^j -~, r CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. - b (P. 194a.) 13 1., Kitab i Mardt', The Book of Elegies. Beginning: Ending: oW - J 6 ' <j CLjl b " c9lJ (Pp. 198a. to 202b.) C.?L c. 1 'Z Kitdb Mlulammwt,, Poems composed of alternate verses in Persian and Arabic. Begins: End s L C L~)1J j US j. LL J J Ends: ~a;J -k-J O a2 wj l;jJ; (Pp. 202b. to 207a.) +lxt-' Y' Tarjiat, Poems called tarjid-band, with particular burdens throughout. Begins: ^J2; A - ^? >-i * si efJAb;j' L waJj A1 Ends: g-O I A S L; (^ u. 7 ^ 166 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. (Pp. 207a. to 284a.) IC:z.. "A Eitdb. taiyibdt, Poems entitled "Pure Odours." Begins: Ends with the poem of which the matl is:..iu (,^13 A ---- -.^ j L ^i jl 'I The picture on p. 238 represents Khosrau and his mistress Shirfn, illustrating the verse: The drawing on p. 249 represents the game of chaugdn, or mall, illustrating the verse: (Pp. 284a. to 318a.)......; ' Kitdb i Baddi, Rhetorical Odes. Begins: j\-: t.. J L t-1 l 1 d: la;. d.l Ends: l u' ^iJ-Z? Jn a Jj^ ( CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 167 (Pp. 318b. to 331b.) a.. KA itdb i awdtim, Final Odes. Begins: \ Lt DJ}t M -^; a 1, 1^ b \j 1j (L'4 /Ends: s ----J * -5J1y,s z ^ t 14j J In most copies this last poem is inserted in the following book, the ffawdtim ending with an ode in praise of Satdi's patron, Atabek Abu Bekr bin Sad Zangi. (Pp. 331b. to 337b.) (,j WLji LT. 1 itdb i g.azaliydt i gadim, Early gazals. Begins: "" Ls\^ S J JJ\l j^ Ends with the poem of which the matld is: w5 - J i t'j. - ^ ^3 j\ L:^.lLi (Pp. 337a. to 354.) La^.1. iTitdb i Cdhibiyah, Poems addressed to friends. Begins: E* nds\ 'l 1 \ b\ l 1 JA^\ \j; 9c a Ends: ^ \ ^^^J^ ^ ^u^ ^ 168 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. The picture on p. 345a. represents one of the early kings of Persia raising a suppliant, illustrating the verse: Jjl J\^ a j "j ' U I;JL 4; L (Pp. 354a. to 355b.) [sei l.\ ~ ' Zitdb al iMuqatt'at, Fragmentary Poems. Begins: j^ - ^ -^ JU Ends: ^ - jU.,;'," The poem with which this part generally begins is:...~..,z z.s LL a, k J L. L U,, JC.. (Pp. 356a. to 362b.) C - Kitb at iab aT tat, The Book of Obscenities. Begins: ' Y ~jJ^I J Lm..5,. Ends: (1 c^^; J j\ C5> LJ (Pp. 362b. to 367b.).L::.*:; Kiatdtb i Mufahhikit, The Book of Jests. Begins: * 1 ^.u.', \ LU, F U1AJ ^ 1 e @ CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 169 Ends: * Ji \a \j. j LAw 1 jL M A )J L (^ J f t This part of the work is most obscene and disgusting. (Pp. 367b. to 375b.) cL:L.Kb. "itdb al Rubdiat, Tetrastichs. Begins: Ends:.-S._.~ jj.J J, Jl / LJ. j: I >, LB:. (Pp. 375b. to 377.) CJtln\L zA.. Kitdb al Mi'raat, or Lt:.1 mufarriddt, Hemistichs. Begins:.i., s A _'.~-J. Ends: (J$tVA SSCUI JU& J^~S^ L.-* jl s-J^ ~ Saiti S'adi was born at Shiraz, A.D. 1193, and adopted his taialluf in compliment to his patron Sad aldin Atabeg of Fars. M. Garcin de Tassy has shewn in a learned monograph, communicated to the Journal Asiatique, that Sadi was the first person who ever composed a poem in the HI.industani or Relitah language. 170 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. This volume was once the property of Qutb Sah, one of the most celebrated of the sovereigns of the Dekkan. The first page bears his seal with the following words upon it: ae LJas, J-s J C>w^ jj 3 ixJ \^ s j,~>,^^Ji j^^\ (J ^ UaL "Hyder the Lion (i.e. All), his praise is stamped upon my heart! The servant of God, Muhammad Cutb Shah, Sultan. A seal conformable to Solomon's ring." R. 13. 104. PERSIAN. 8vo., 165 leaves; clear but careless Indian Nastdliq; red margin and headings on various coloured paper. Dated A.D. 1722. Yusuf hi Zulaiid, The Joseph and Zuleilia of JAMi, vide R. 13. 8. Begins: Ends: At the end are two gazals from the Diwan of Caib (p. 164b.) CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 171 R. 13. 105. PERSIAN. 8vo., 140 leaves; beautifully written in Indian Taliq on highly glazed paper, with illuminated borders and coloured drawings. Yusuf u Zulaihid, The Joseph and Zuleilia of JAMi, vide R. 13. 8. Begins: L 4 - jl -J * u.Lsa 1 A u, -S1 Ends: The following is a list of the engravings: The first interview between Joseph and Zuleiha.. P. 32b. Joseph before Potiphar, with Zuleiha peeping through a hole in the tent, illustrative of the verse-... ^ss i. I1 zT o P. 40b. Joseph dreaming, with Jacob watching over him.. 48a. Joseph drawn up from the pit in a basket... 54b. Joseph bathing........ 7 Joseph sold by his brethren...... 60b. The Egyptian women making love to Joseph... 77b. Zuleiha detaining Joseph by his robe.... 89b. The child testifying to Joseph's innocence (see Qur. c. xii.) 93a. Joseph waiting on Zuleiha and her women... 97b. 172 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. Joseph in prison.. Pharaoh's dream.. Zuleiia's nurse visiting Joseph Joseph fed by an angel in the wilderness.. P. 103a.. 112b.. 121b. *. 129b. At the end are the following words: Written on the 10th of the month Ashoh, in the year 1605/,J/r -./ i X j R. 13. 106 PERSIAN. 4to., 240 leaves; beautifully written nated anwdns and borders. A work on Insi, containing models documents, in two books of four spectively. Indian Tdlhq; illumiof official letters and and five chapters re Begins: IIJ: jU J U.. Hltj Uf, p tj B ELa L jA ^ Xy Ga < eJ Endo: iJ Lcr ( nl Jt ~u jbljc c 'b I).~ J * *rjl~.. ~ ( 1Cl (t rJ- ) fi^ ~~ iJ ~) I ~ ~ l, CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 173 R. 13. 107. PERSIAN. Large 8vo., 153 leaves; same writing and style as R. 13. 105; illustrated with four drawings. Gulistdn i S&di, The Gulist&n of SADI, vide R. 13. 101. Begins: Ends: ILLUSTRATIONS. Story of the two dervishes, the stronger of whom died in prison, while the weaker survived through his habit of abstinence (Book III. chap. 6).... P. 72b. Story of the young athlete who offended the boatmen, and got into trouble (Book VII. chap. 6)... 88b. Sadi, when tired and oppressed with heat, relieved by a beautiful girl....... 106b. Sadi and a friend coming to blows upon a philosophical question........ 134a. By way of IasTiyah is written the BBustan, which is erroneously called on the fly-leaf a comment on the Gulistan. The Bustdn begins:.T1 ^IAJJ bj * e ir,.I s, 1 Ends: '*\ Xl 2 L; Ui ~ 174 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. R. 13. 108. PERSIAN. Small 8vo., 96 leaves; carelessly written Indian Nashii, with headings in red. No date, but apparently an old MS. Gulistdn i Sd'd, The Gulistfn of SADi, vide R. 13. 101. Begins: Ends: R. 14. 59. ARABIC. Small 4to., 400 leaves; in a bad state of preservation. Al qura'n, The Quran. A carelessly written copy in a Malay hand, with tawdry coloured borders. R. 14. 60. ARABIC. 8vo., 375 leaves, of which 36 at the beginning and 16 at the end are blank. Written in a careful but inelegant European hand. Al qurdan, The Qura'n. An accurate copy, transcribed by an Englishman, David Clerk. The surah.s numbered in Roman, and the verses in Arabic characters. At the beginning is written " Hoc exemplar Alcorani manu sua scripsit David Clericus patruus meus Johannes Clericus Dono dedit Al. Geddes amico suo Paulo." CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 175 R. 15. 50. ARABIC. Large folio, 326 leaves; Persian Nashi' hand; thick glazed paper; native binding. Al quradn, The Quradn. A magnificent copy, in the best style of Persian art, with illuminated dnwdns; borders and headings in gold and colours. The first two dnwdns contain the passage in which the miraculous character of the composition is alleged. At the end are some richly illuminated verses, containing directions for taking the FMl, or Sortes Coranicae, of which an approximate translation, written by Dr. Adam Clarke, has been inserted in the volume. On the front of the splendidly embossed cover is stamped the sentenceNone shall touch it save the pure; it is a revelation from the Lord of the Universe. And round the inside of either cover is found the beautiful passage:.i L aJ f (Bottom) j A; Ad J W \.\ G. 1 d lJ I ~. I.? e(2.. J.~ > (Right-hand) Ld..l e..x I Fl H 0 \< )- (Top) twMl U w L.(Left-hand) ri\ \ \ J J * L5-la1 X JA LA(Qur. cap. ii. v. 256.) God, there is no God but He; the living, the self-subsisting; slumber seizeth Him not, neither sleep; to Him belongeth whatever is in the heavens and on the earth; who is he that shall intercede with Him save by His permission? He knows what is 176 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. past and what is to come, but they cannot comprehend any knowledge of Him save what He pleaseth. His throne is extended over the heavens to the earth, and it troubleth Him not to support them both, for He is the Most High, the Mighty One. God the High, the Mighty, hath spoken truth. This volume is the same as that described in the Catalogue of Dr. Adam Clarke's Library, p. 121 (London, nDcccxxxv.) R. 15. 51. ARABIC, Large 4to., 50 leaves; sewn. The Story of Joseph, from the Book of Genesis, beautifully written in Indian Nashii. R. 15. 52. PERSIAN. Small folio, 343 leaves; beautifully written in Tallq characters, and illuminated. Date, A.). 1578. Kitdb i Kulliydt i Saili S&di, The Complete Works of Saili Mulih aldin Sadi. INDEX OF CONTENTS. Preface of the Compiler..... P. 4b. a.J.. J JA's j U aJ Risdlah dar taqrir i dibdcah 4b. ik tlo td.L Majdlis i Panjgdnah Jj ipJI, Al manjlis al awwal... 18b. ~WE -> Al majli8 al tdni 24b. a S.l e Alt At majlis al tdlit... 33b. )j l L. Al majlis al rdMi. 38b. yUls iLJ |i Al majlis al lidmias. 46a. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS.17 177 dar sgawdi ujawdb i NWhi i.Dzhwan. c.JUzj~.4Uj -RIisa4l dar dq1 u ishq 6) j 3~ JRisdtah dar na9~hat atI muh~k j~ jUL:?,l U Risdaka i Svams aldt'n Tdzz'-giu yidankNaiatiAni J~J~.A~ itd'b i Gutistdin Kitd'b i Butdan. '~,=3 Qavadht i M4rabi. X~ 1MW" Qaqd~id i NM~ -YIitadb at 2Ward1h ~ ~A~~ itadb al ffulammaa'tt "-~- XYitdb at Tarj't. " ~Lli Kitd'b at flhiyibd't. -x~ itb at Bactdi. (The title is not in the heading, but is mentioned in the colophon) ~1 cuts Eitdb at ]Aawatim ~ ~Uj ~...~ ICitdb i Oazathydt i qadim ~ ~A~~ Xita'b at Cdhibbj'ak. ~ ~ Jfitadb at Nfu ya tt ~ ~t~~Ktdib at Habizidt 61 b. 6~5b. 70a. lO00a. 95a. lO00a. 102b. 4b. margin. 96a. 1 lO0a. p 125a. p 129b. 1 135b. 27 8b. 240a. f 384b. I 300b. 309a. I 334b. I 278b. 1 2 I 178 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS..s I;.5 i K'tab al MuahMcdikat X.L. y. K'itdb i rubdiat C: _.Ai (o Ad Ifitdb i mufarriddt. ~ P. 301b. margin. 319b. 337a. margin. ILLISTRATIONS. Illuminated Index of Contents Court of Atabeg, Sadi's patron Illuminated Title Page. Illustration to Story in Bustan (Book I. Story 9). The Recluse who dwelt in a Cave (1) State of the Blessed; (2) State of the Damned, Illustration of the Generosity of Hatim Tai (Bustan, Book II. Story 10) Illustration from Bustan (Book III. Story 10). Sick Man and his Physician Illustration to the Story of the devout Jew Barqica, who healed diseases by his holy breath... A mother and father caressing their child for keeping the fast (Bustan, Book V. Story 7) Sdif at the Nitamiyah College at Bagdad. A mother reproving her refractory child by shewing him his cradle (Bustan, Book VII. Story 1) Shdf asleep in the desert rudely aroused by a camel driver (Bustan, Book X. Story 1) (1) S&di conveying the king's invitation to his father; (2) Introducing him at court (Illustration to Risalah i MIalik 'Abaqa) King out hawking... Spring time.... Dancing Girls.... Pp. lb. to 2b. 2b. to 3a. 3b. to 4a. 16a. 27b. to 28a. 34b. 43a. 56b. to 57a. 63b. 72b. 79a. 86b. 93b. to 94a. 104a. 11lla. 119b. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 179 King in his Harem Shdf begging the great man to forgive his friends the Dervishes (Gulistan, Chap. I. Story 17) A Convivial Assembly. A King's Court.. Harut and Marut, the two rebellious angels, imprisoned in a pit at Babylon A company watching dancing dervishes through a window.. The halt of a caravan in the desert (The Camp). A Social Assembly. Ditto in a garden... Illustration to the story of the young athlete, who offended the boatman, and was left on a lonely pillar out at sea (Gulistan, Chap. VII. Story 6).. Dervish addressing a lady Lady and her suitors by a stream. Lovers out walking, the foremost figure coquetting with her adorer.. The king's son brought to school (Gulistan, Chap. VII. Story 6).. Persian dandy creating a sensation Distinguished traveller stopping at a tent Lover addressing his mistress.. Same subject as 263a. Illustration to the story of the miser who married his ugly daughter to a handsome youth. (1) Arranging the contract; (2) the tajalld, or unveiling the bride. (From the Mutdibdt.) P. 127a. 134b. to 135a. 140a. 149a. 156b. 162b. to 163a. 172b. 180b. 188. 198b. to 199a. 206b. 222b. 229b. 239b. to 240a. 263a. 271a. 275b. 277a. 282b. to 283. 180 CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. The game of Chaugan or mall.... P. 294a. Lady and gentlemen receiving a guest.. 306a. In both this volume and the next, the headings of the various books are often misplaced, or altogether omitted. This copy, though extremely elaborate and well written, is not very accurate, many omissions and errors occurring in the text, especially of the prose works. From an English note inserted at the beginning of the book, it appears to have been the property of Mr. Boddam, of Trinity College. 0. 3. 53. (No. 4.) ARABIC & LATIN. Tables of the Arabic verbs in a very bad European handwriting. O. 5. 15. (No. 2.) ARABIC. Transcript, in an inelegant European handwriting, of the Kitab Aristarhus fi Jurmai al nairain, An Arabic Translation of the Greek Astronomical Treatise, entitled 'ApirocapXov Wrepl efyeeG0cW Kcal aTrooTr7/.rLaTOV Xlov tcal o'eXrlYqV Begins: Illustrated with seventeen dia rams. Illustrated with seventeen diagrams. CATALOGUE OF MANUSCRIPTS. 181 In R. 13. 3 is a list of books in Turkish, of which the following are found in the present collection:-. R. 13. 6. (e.hl) Chl,R,, 1. 13. 10. cl 'hi R. 13. 13...S, X^ R. 13. 25. H1 ~1X R. 13. 9..<j.j 5.R. 13. 24. X..~. Ek I. 13. 11. Tsa (Probably R. 13. 56., Greek Hymns with Music.) IjI R. 13. 1.,:lt\.,nsai R. 13. 26. NOTE. R. 13. 20. ARABIC. This collection of Treatises forms part of the Sacred Books of the Druzes. I 183 INDEX. AUTHORS' NAMES. Aba1allah ibn Mugtani. See Amf'r al Muminin. Abdallah ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad AL JALI', 29. Abdallah Muhammad ibn Da'uid AL CANHA[Jf, 81. Abd-ul Jalif1, 21. "Abd-ul Rahma'n ibn Ahmed JRxii, 17, 104, 118, 119, 120, 121, 125, 127, 170, 171. Abd-alrahman AL CILIHf al Sa.mf, 101. Abd-alwahhab ibn Muhammad Sabni'n al HAXMABiNf, 8. ABD AL RAZZXQ. See Kamal aldin. Abu Abbas Alhmad al Bujnf, 105. Abu Abbas ibn Muhammad Qastalani alMICRf, 36. Abu Abdallah al Hlusain ibn Ahmed AL Z-6ZANf, 24. Abu Abdallah ibm Muhammad al ANcARf al Haneff, 149. Abu Ikbdallah ibm Muhammad ibn Abi-I Fath AL C61Ff AL Mipnf, 36, 37. Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Abd al Rahmfn AL MIZZI, 36. Abu Abdallah Muhammad i1Bw MAIIK, 79. Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Yisuf ibn AL HIUSAJNf AL SANfSft, 78, 80. Aba Ali Hasan ibn al Qgsim al Tabari al Sajfifl, 129. ABU 'ALL 'SAWMI, 68. Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn al Husain Abbajs al Tabarhazf al llwarzimif AL BAXRf, 55. Abu Bakr SAM1ARQANDf, 126. Abu-lfajl ibn ABI-LWAFA al S6ai1l al Migri, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99. Abu-1 futuh Naqr-alla1hi IBN QALXQ1g, 94, 96. Abu Jai~a' AL kNDIL6Sf. 184 INDEX. Abu-lfutih Si1hb-aldifn Yahya ibn HaEbavs AL SIHARAWA-RDi, 84. Abu Hamfd Muhammad ibn Muhammad al GAZALW, 59. Abu JHaniffahi, 47. Wbu 1 JIasan All' al SIMa al DiNAvsQf, 28. Abu 1 Husain IBN ALAMBIRf, 95. Abu-I Husain JAzID, 97. ABU IAJLAH. See Siha'b-aldin. ABU 'IsH~,Q Ibrahfm ibn Sahriy'r al GXZER-6NI, 105, 117. Abu Ishadq Muhammad ibn Ibra'him, 73. Abu Lait, 151. Abu Manqiir Abd al. Malik ibn Muhammad al TAiLi, 43. Aibu ManqIir FAUiInf, 45. Abu Muhammad Abdallah ibu Abi Zaid al MItikf al QAIRAWANf, 77. Abu Muhammad Qasim ibn Firroh al Qah~irf al Sat'ibf, 90. Abu Naww's, 94. Abu-1l01a AL SARWf, 98. Abu 1 Qasim Abd-alrahman ibn All IBN ABI ADfoQ al Ni'vabi'rf, 92. Abu 1 Qasim Abd al wahid ibn Husain al Saimari al Sa'fi i, 129. Abu Sa'id, 105. Abu Tahir ibn All ibn 'IsmOil al TA-RSsf, 9. Abu Taiyib, 151. Abu Tammaim, 151. Abu Zaiyad al Arabi, 151. AL ACMAIf, 65. Afif-aldin AL TALMISTANf, 94, 97, 98. Ahmad AFLkxf, 8. Ahmad ibn Ahmed ibn All', 78. Ahmad ibn Muhammad al Jundi, 101. Ahmad AL TAiTQf{, 87. AKAWWAXK, 98. ALA'ALDf iN Abu Zaid DAURA'Nf, 110. A1l aldin All ibn Musrif AL MXErDSNIN, 95. Al`-aldin ibn Ibrahihm iBN AL SATIR AL DIXASKI, 101. Ala' aldin QUsTAXMPNf, 42. A1la'..aldin ZUTaAIR al Haj6a'z, 99. LAL-ALDAULAHi: Ahmad iba MuqtafA ibn Ahmad al Binna AL SIMBhNIT, 116. All ibn Ahmad Abi Bakr BissiTIjNf, 158. Al ibn Ta'hir. See Al Sari f Abu 1 Qasim. A I al Q iiji, 100. AMAD. See Sarf aldin. Amari, Signor Michele, 145. Amf itUSRAW, 126. INDEX. 185 Amir al M"I~minfn Abdalla1 iBN MtU&TANIf, 93, 94. Amir Sa'iq aldin Qazl al MASID', 94. Amrii ibn Kaltiim, 26. ARxiT-AL QAIS, 24. (62, See Errata.) ANCARf' 155. ALANCXRf. See Abu Abdallah. Anonymous, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98. ANTARAKap 26. ANwAni, 117. 'ApirrapXoq, 180. ARIQALA AL DIHAS8cf, 98. ASADI. See Husain i TUis. Asf'Ri, 127. AJISADf, 127. Assemani, 135, 136. Asj' al Sulamfy, 151. ATTAiR. See Farid aldia. ATUHAD ALDiN KIRM~Nf. See Saili Auhadf. Badr-adldfn AL DAMAMIN al Iskandari, 98. Badr aldin ibn Jamanl aldin Muhammad ibn Ahmad al MIRIDI'Nf, 31, 32, 35, 37. BahL' aldfn AL ZU.HAIB al Haja'zf, 94, 95, 97. BAI6XWf. See Q&ai Nagfr aldin. B13ARIf. See Abu Bakr Muhammad. Bissitiinf. See Ai Ahmad iba Abi Bekr. Buhatnini, 151. Burhan aldin Qairafti, 93, 94,95. BU'SAR iba Radd, 99. Burhan aldin Qairawdafn, 93. Cadr aldin ibn Wakil - baitalmal, 95. Cafiy uldin Ibn Suraiya4L HLLi, 31, 65, 68, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99. Cala'h aldin iBN VAIFDf, 99. CILEIH. See Maula ibn Muhammad. AL CALIEHf. See Abd-al rahman. CANHAJi. See Abdallah. St. Clement, 137. V-drf. See Abu Abdallah. Al DAXMBiHf. See Qaif Badr aldfn. DARWIs MAHM16D, 8. Dela Croix, F. P., 82. De Tassy, M. Garcin, 12, 154, 169. D6iLACf. See Sarf aldin. Enger, Maximilian, 134. Eucletus, 147. Euclid, 86. Eutychius, 82. Fabricius, 137. FALLiH HUSAIN, 65. Farh alla'h of Shfraz, 106. Farid uldfn Atta'r, 128. FIEDAUsf, 18, 127. 186 INDEX. Forster, 157. Galen, 103. Oars aldin ibn Saih Ahmed iEN AL NACfB, 35, 36. GAZXLI. See Abu Hamid. GADAaRf. See Maulana Tadjaldin. GAZEiUI.N. See Abu Isirot. GfRADASTi. SeeHasanibnlialfl. Graf, C. H., 164. Gregorius Kazianzenus Theologicus, 146. AL 4iuSf', Halil ibn al Gurs, 99. Habib Migri, 30. H~FIZ. See HwajahSvamsaldfn. Iaj'frf. See HISI(M-ALDifN. HIAJ-.f HALFA, 101. Halib al Fara. AL NAIEAWi, 95. Al Hamawi, 31. H rii, 26. Harit iEN AL ASAD, 127. Jasan al YAXANf, 68. Hasan ibn Half ibn Ali al Tayibi GIRADASTr, 32. Hasan ibn Husain Amad AL QIRAIMiUCAri, 39. HILLif. See Caffy aldfn. HINDPS8AH, 40. His~malddfnalHHjarf, 95, 97,99. Hujjati aldin Abu Abd allah Muhammad ibn Abi 1 Qasim ibn Ali al Qurai'f al Makkawi al m&riif bi IBN iA'Flr, 144. Huimaid-aldin Swrisi, 40. Husain i Tiis AsADf, 40. HUSATNI'. See Taqi ul din, 156. HAMAD~NA'. See Svarf aldfn. Hippocrates, 91, 92. Halid ibn CAFWAN, 62. H~AQANi, 117. Hatib RUSTAM MAULA.W, 40. HJUTAIYITB. See Jalai'-aldin. ftwajalh Ahradr, 155. Hiwajah Calabi Effendi, 138. Hwjala Sams-uldin Sirazi HXFIZ, 60, 107, 111, 113, 123, 126, 127, 128. Hwwajata Jalin, 117. HfWARAZIM vSAi, 4, 70. IBN Ant Hajla, 94. Ibn Abi Sadfq. See Abu Iqa'sim. Ibn Abi 1 waffi. See Abu 1 fa1. IBN AMI(D, 114. IBN AL ARA3i. See 3Mubly aldin. IBN AL 'ARABI. See Sad aldin. 113N CAFDf. See Calah aldin. IBN AL CALTIHf. See Sihab aldin. Iba Fail allah AL OMA.Rf, 95. IBN HiALLIQ4N. See Qaif Sams aldin. IBN JAUHARAH, 32. IBN KUHAIL. See Qaif Sams aldl AL MALC~IRti. IBN MALIK. See Abu Abd-allali. Ibn Maqrab, 64. INDEX.8 187 IBN MARZIQ. See Imam Abu Abdallah. IBN MATREYH. See Jamal aldin. IBN MUGTANf. See Amir al Muminin. IBN MJtKARRAM. See Jalal aldin. IBN MUSLhIM, 65. IBN NAABXTAI. See Jamal aldin. Ibn Nabfyah. See Kamal aldin. Ibn al-Naqfb. See Gars aldin. IBN ONAIN. See Sarf aldfn. IBmN PIR ALI. See Muhammad. IBN QALAXQfS. See Abu 1 futuhr IBN Qazl al MASIDI, 95. IBN AL IZIfQ. See Sams aldin. IBN AL SIRAJ. See Sail Sihab aldin. IBN TAFIR. See Hujjah aldin. Ibn al Wardf. See Zain aldin. Ihtiyar-uldln Muhammad, 21. Imam Abu Abd-allah Muhammad ibn Ahmed IBN MARZsQ Tilimsani, 57. Imam Alhmad ibn Jafar TAHAWi al Haneff, 44. Imam HIamam Jafir ADIQ, 74. Imam Muhammad Zakarfya AL RXzf, 111. 'Isa ibn Ibrah.fm RABAI, 63. Isma"l, 104. IsmallMaulawf, 104. Izz aldin, 110. Izz-aldin Abd-al hzfz, 94, 96. AL izzf. See Saili Muhammad. JAIRa CADIQ. SeeImam ]Hamam. JAGMfNf. See Mahmuid ibn Muhammad. Shah Jah,1ngir, 153. JALXL-ALDfN DAWANI, 113. JALXL TLDfN iHrf, 115. Jalal aldin;iuTArrIB, 97. JALALaldin Mahmuid ibn Husain al sIANErf, 107. JALfLf. See Abdallah ibn Muhammad. Jamal aldfn Abdallah Muhammad IBN MUKARRAM, 152. Jamal aldin Abd al Rahman ibn All ibn Sait al GURSf, 34. Jamdl aldin MAJTmRH, 99. Jamal aldin IBN MATaRH, 99. Jamal ul din Ibn Nabatah. 94, 95, 96, 98. Jamal aldin Yuisuf ibn Ahmad Abdallah. AL TAHhI.f, 63. JA'mf. See Abd ul rahman. JAZXD. See Abu 1 Husain. Johannes Romanus. See Archelides, Story of. St. John the Apostle, Pseudo Revelation of, 133. Al Jundi. See Ahmad. Kamal aldin ABDAL RAZZAQ, 116. Kamal-aldin IBN NABIfYAH, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100. 188 188 INDEX. Kami'l-aldin!Azi'z ibn Muhammad NAFA si, 70. XKAnIf. See Najnm aldifn. LUIiD, 25. Lutf Ilalf'mi, 40. Mahmiid ibn Muhammad ibn 'Omar al JAG~MINf, 50. MAJYNIN 12 3. MAj-It-6r. See Jam~i'-aldf a. MXRID~NI. See Ala' aldin. MXRIDfNif. See Badr aldinf. MXRZIlizd. See Ima'm Abu Abdallah. M1ABEIDf. See Saif-aldi'n. MAULAWI' Rl(jf, 61, 71. Maula'na ALAC-ALDIN ]3ALHI', 40. Maula'ibnMuliammadqXtnu, 85. Maulaha' M1UTAHIMAR ALAbf Qf, 40. M1aula'na. Ta'j-aldf a Gaz'darf, 40. AL MIN.HiX1f. See Sams aldia. MIR HEABAN DEHLA&Wf, 126. Mfia-tzi. See Sams aldi'n. Morley, 154. Muhammad Abd-ulkari'm al IDdj'f al Gaznawf, 61. MUHAMMAD AL 'AIFIF wailid Afif aldin al Talmista'nf, 99, 100. Muhammad ibn Abi Majd NqACfR, 1 14. Mofa~~al ibn Ma'jidf altabfb, 30. Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad AL&AZALf, 90. -Muhammad IB3N A R A'LfBIRGILf, 138. MNfuhammad ibn Y-6suf al TAL&cRid 94. Muhammad J~aladl aldfn TA-BTABA1i ZAWAXRI, 154. MOHA-mmEi Xadzim ibn Ahmad AMI N Munsf, 5. Mu~lih aldifn ibn Auhad aldin YlRuInAcu' 103. Muhi'y aldi'n IBN AL A RABI', 75, 111. M1JI1fYALD1N-ibn Mahmiid, 112. AL M-UJRAD. See Syed Muhammad. Mulla' Qa'ra Yhquib ibn Ata' ibn Idri AL QARAi, 88. MULLS 'SA-UAT, 7. MURTA~A' ALI' ibn Qa6q'l Abd al Azi'z of Mecca, 106. ~a~ifh-aldin al Azjk.NI', 94. NACf Ri. See Muhammad ibn Ab Majd. NAFASI. See Najm aldifn. NAFAsi'. See Kama'l aldin. NArTSI, 127. NA.JM ALDIN BARBuRs al Turki, 46. Najm, aldifn AL KXTIBI al Qazwinf, 141, 143. Naj'm-aldfa Omar AL NAFASf, 71, 76, 91, 124. Najm aldi a al Yamanf, 94. INDEX. 189 N-ATlEFFENDf, 125. NA;wA, 12 7. NAWAJL'. See Sams-aldfn. ALNAWkWf, 78. Nithmf, 19, 20. St. Paul, Apocalypse of, 132. Payne-Smith, Dr., 135. Pir All, 148. Ptolemy, 21. QAIRXTi. See Burhan aldin. QAIIRAWXNi. See Abu Muhammad Abdallah. QATRAWNfI. See Burhan aldi'n. Qazi al MASIDL. See Anir Sa'iq aldin. Qa~i'Badraldfn aAL MDMf,94. Qaii ' Sams aldin IBN EIALL1QAN, 94. Qaif Sams aldin Jbn Xuhail Al MANC6RI', The Martyr, 94, 95. Q&a'i Naqir aldin Abdallah ibn 'Omar AL BAIA'wif, 75. QARAnnI-kI'B. See Ilasan ibn Husain. QARAMkNJ. See Mull& Qara Yhqiib. QASTAL~Nl. See Abu Abbas. QAZWfNI', 33. QUsTI IrBNL ]djQA of B3Mbek, 139. RABA1i1. See Is&' ibn Ibrlthfm. IRAUDAPf, 155. Al Razf, 107. Renan, Ernest, 137. Saadat Yar AIan, grandson of Haffiz Rehmut Khan, Chief of Rohilcund, 157. Shd-aldin Mas&id ibn ~Jmar TaFTAZkNf, 15. Sa'd aldin IBN AL ARAsf, 98. SADf. See Saii Mu~lih aldin. Saif aldin AL MA'SIDf. Saiyid Muhammad ibn Muhammad ibn Omar AL MUhrRAD, 80. Saiyid Sarif Alial JORTANi, 107. SAKKS]KX. See Sira'j-aldfn. SAYARQANDi. See Abu Bakr. SaN-6sfY. See Abu Abdallah. AL SARWIf. See Abu 1 Oha. Siraj-aldin Abu YPqq'ib YUsuf ibn Abu-Bakr al IAwErzimi, al SAxiikf, 15. Siwksf. See Humaid-aldfn. T. Severne, 83. Severus, 147. Sidi IBN ABU L WA]Yk. See Abul Fa~l. SIMxINf, 152. SLMNAXNf. See Ah' al daulah. Sprenger, Dr, A., 142. SUB-f. See TaJ aldin. SUHAIRAWARDf. See Abu 1 futih. Al Sa'dili. See Abu 1 Wafh. Saih Abu Abdallah AL MAQARf al Magribf, 90. SAIHr AIRADf, 113. Saili Muhammad AL Izzi, 128. 190 INDEX. Saii Mu~lih-aldifn SKAi, 3, 83, 158, 173, 174, 176. Saihi Sarf aldin Amad ibn al Fa'ri~;, 94, 96. Saihi Sihab aldin Ab.mad ID3N AL SIRITJ, 38. SAIII WAFX, 4. SAImr ZADAI, 82. SAMi, 125. Sams-aldin Xbu Bakr Muhammad ibn Xhmad ibn bi Ba'ar al x[fR1idz al IkIRQI, 22. SA1S-ALDAN Abu Abdallah al SAXFfIY, 96. Sams aldin ibn al Libnani At 3fIIN~ffJI/, 95. Sams aldfn Muhammad IBN AL RIzfQ, 28, 34, 37. Sams aldin NAWArJI' 99. Al Sarff Abu 1 Qasim A'Lf IBN TXHIR al MurtaCa, 104. Sarf-aldfn Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Said al DPLAcf al Buqi'rf, 57. Sarf aldfnALHAMiXAbNf, 97,100. Sarf aldin IBN 6NAIN, 94. SArIBf. See Abu Muhammad. AL S~TIR. See Abu 1 Ilasan. SLBILLf, 100. Sihab aldin Muhammad ibn Muhammad iBN AL CILI.f, 98. Sihib-aldfn ABUT H'AJLAI2, 97. TAFTZAZNI'. See SIa aldin. Ta'j-aldin Abd-alwa1haib ibn al SUI3XI AL Anqri, 14. TALMISTINf. See Afif aldfn. Taqi aldin HusAINf, 156. TARS1s'. See Abu Thhir. TATQfi'. See Ahmed. Theodosius, 139. Tholuck, Dr., 70. Tischendorf, Dr. C., 133, 136. TAALIni. See Abu Manqiur. TABTABA'1. See MuhammadJlilal aldin. TAIAWif. See Ima'm Almad. TAL 'Aicid. See Muhammad ibn Yiisuf. TALHA, 12 7. Tarafa1h, 25. T-6sil 127. T'FIR AL HADDXD al Iskandarf. 96, 19~?. UL-6G' BEG, 101. WAISf i 1AJAM, 125. Wright, Dr. W., 134, 137. Ykqiib ibn DarC (Carshunic Scribe), 130, 131. YhIIJCkRI'f. See Muq1ih aldin. YAZID IBN MUAWfYAiI, 69. Ys6UribnKamaIalBuRsrkwf,23. Zain ald'n mtN AL WAILDf, 95. ZU]irAiR, 25. ZuIIAIR. See Baa' aldfn. Zuhair. See Ala' aldln. ZIZANf. See Abu Abdalla. INDEX. 191 TITLES OF WORKS. QURXN. Al Quran, 1, 2, 13, 16, 76, 78, 174, 175. Quran, portions of, 47, 52, 139, 151. QUR'XNIC SCIENCE. Tafsir Abi Lait, 151. Taisir al tafsfr, 91. Quran, Commentary on, 91. Quran, Commentary on Chapter Yd Sin, 105. Quran, Divisions of, 73. Quran, explanation of mystical letters in, 150, Muntahab min Taisir al tafsir, 91. TRADITIONS OF MOHAMMED. Hadit, 47, 48, 73, 74, 76, 108, 125, 127. Hadit, Chapter on, 140. Innocents, Account of the, 74. Kitab Firdaus, 108. Mohammed, Description of, 75. Mohammed, Genealogy of, 75. Qaqldah al Burdah al ma'fyat, 57. Al Razf, Extracts from the works of, 107. SarhHaditArbaln Mantim, 103. Tib al Habib ff Sarh Qaqidah Burdah, 57. Waqfyah i Rusul, 73. PRAYERS. Devotional Formulae in Arabic, explained in Turkish, 150. Jizb Saii Nawawf, 78. Prayers, 72, 74, 78, 82, 105, 127, 140, 148, 149, 151 Prayer for the Dead (Arabic), 127. Prayer, on the fittest places for, 48. Risalah fi Rijal al Gaib, 75, 128. Rijal al Gaib, Addresses to, 128. Risalah Gautfyah, 75. Talqfn Maiyit, 107. RELIGION AND JURISPRUDENCE. Aqaid al Dfniyah, 124. Asma i 'Azam, 148. Baiyan al sunnah wa 1 jamA&h. See Nuzrah aldiniyak. Ceremonial Law (Arabic), 148. Ceremonial Law, Fragmentary questions on, 147. Ceremonial Law (Turkish), 149. Fatawa of Ibn Calah, 105. Fi 1 saw'lat al muskilah, 117. 192 192 INDEX. Foster Children, Legal opinion on the relationship of, 105. Genuflexions, Passage on, 149. Hanefite Articles of Belief, 48. Ilutbalhs for the two great feasts, 18. Hutbali, 46. Hutbah hifmaIh, 46. Al rN'h. fi-lfur6.", 129. Initiatory Formula, Interpretation of, 73. Ja'mi al durar. See Risa'lah 11 1harurifyati. Jurisprudence, Arabic extracts on, 104. Kalimah~. 72. Kita'bi Ahwa'l u U~qiil i Din, 75. Xita'b Al faridalh al ba'rizfyal~ fi hall al qaqfdah~ al satibfyah,, 9 0. Mas'i'l. Mutafarriqal~, 47. Matnawf on the prophetic office, 78. Miftath al janna1h, 87. Al Miitazilalh, 48. Naljj al Bal~aIga, Extracts from, 106, 107, 113, 116. Xita'b Sir'j' al hukm al ntt&m iah~, 2. Nature of God, Chapter on, 81. Nuqrah~ aldinfyal~, 44. Ordinances, Treatise on, 78, 80. ReligiousManualinTurkish,52. Risa'laIh fi Imana'sik, 74, 110. Risa'lalh Muharram na'ma, 114. Risia'la ibn Abi Zaid, 77. 123. Risa'lat Saili Baha"-aldifn, 48. Sarh al ihqa'id, 107, 124. Sarh al ahsma al llusna', 105. Sarh Minha'j, Extract from, 105. TheSeceders. SeeAlMfitazilah. Seizure of goods for debt, 105. Al turq al a'idyah~ lIi i''ah, 130. See Al Iq'ah fi 1 faru'i. PHILOSOPHY. Asba'b al flm. 124. J3a'b fi Mia'rifah ul ilm, 140. HIEarii ibn Al Asad, Moral sayings of, 127. Divine Providence, On the qualities which induce or hinder the bestowal of, 46. Kita'b Ma'sa'rl wa mata'riha't, 84. Knowledge, On the senses and faculties in which it can exist, 47. Maq~ad i aqqa, 70. Psychology, Essay on, 71. Religious Ecstacy, Defin'ition of, 105. Risa'lalh Samsfyal~, 141. Sirr Anwa'r. See Svarh allanm~h al ribith. INDEX.13 193 Soul, State of, after death, 105. Suflistic, Cosmogony, 72. Sarh al lamMhi al rabihh~, 143. Technical Suflistic Expressions, Explanation of, 71. Wa~ifyati i Pir All', 148. DIVINATION AND MAGIC. XAskh'l al Rami, 29. On Amulets, 81,y 1 11. Auguration, Chapter on, 105. urn al Simiya', Chapter on, 29. Kita'b Uyuin al haqa'lq wa 1~'~h al tarahiq (extract), 29. Magic Square, 105, 106. Mohammed, H~ow to dream about, 108. Omens drawn from the positions assumed by a dog, 129. On Omens (Turkish), 151. Prayer, Mystic ceremony to render it efficacious, 1 1 1. IRis~iah fi hawa'q al huriif, 108, 109. ASTRONOMY AND MATHEMATICS. Ahka'm ul nujiim, 21. Almanack, Persian, 156. Al thmal al rnuqahhah fi 1 rub' al mujannah, 37. Asmia'al kawatkib wa al iawahbit, 3 0. Astronomy, Extract from work on, 10 2. B arj, 7 3. Catalogue of the Stars, 73. See Barj. Aldurr al mantiir f-l- hmal bi1rub' al dastiir, 31. Ephemeris for the year A.D. 1552, 34. Ephemeris for the year A.D. 1594, 33. Ja'ml-ul hishb, 23. Kasf al raib fll hmal bilj iaib, 36. XKiffiyat al qunui" fi 1 hnmal bi 1 rub' al maqtiY, 33. Xita'b Arist~rhu's fi Jurmai al nairain, 180. Kita'b Jlidayat~ al 'Amil bi 1 rub' Kita'b ka'sf al riyab B. 1 hmnal bi rub' al mujaiyab, 34. Kita'b al Mulahhaq fi 1 haihh al basitahi, 50. Kita'b Niha'yaIh al rutbah~ fril hmal bi jadwal al nisbahT, 39. Kitaib al rau~ait al muzahharait fi1 1 hmal hi rubi 1 muqantara't, 1 01. Kita'bSiraij flfdarajah~aiSams,28. Kit'b Al Tabqirah~ f-l- Ihaild, 22. Kit'abTahri'raluquIi(Euclid),86. Fi' Ma'rifah al kawaikib wal manazil, 32. 13 194 INDEX. Maulud i Masuid, 21. Mujaiyab Quadrant, Description of, 34. Al nukat al zahirat fi sarh al waraqat, 32. Prayer, On determining the time for evening, 36. Risalah fi 1 amal bi 1 rub' al mujaiyab, 38. Risalah fi 'Istihraj al tarhi, 28, 29. Risalah &ala jadwal al afaqi, 29. Risalal fi 1 jaib li 1 Garsi, 35,36. Risalah majmutah, min kalam al masaii ala 1 rub' al mujaiyab, 33. Roman Mlonths, On the, 36. Roz Namca i Saih Wafa, 4. Rub' al Mastur, Fragment from a work on the, 36. Sarh al mulahha9 fi 1 laiah, 51. Taqwim, 156. Tashil al Calihf fi jami uqul al UTJllg Begif, 101. Theodosius, Spherics of, 139. Tuhfat ul Cudur, 61. Al Turq al sinfyah fi hisab al nisbah al sfniyah, 35. Ukurr Taudusiyus, 139. Waraqat fi-lhmal bi rub' al muqantarat, 32. Waraqat, Abridgement of the introduction to, 33. MEDICINE. Electuary, Recipe for, 127. Flies and gnats, Specific for keeping off, 114. Health, Definition of the preservation of, 113. Al Kamil fi-1%anaah, 30. Kitab Sarh Fuuil Buqrat, 91. Meat, Recipe for sweetening it when tainted, 113. Medical Prescriptions, 78. Medical Prescription in Turkish, 128. Miqbah. See Risalah fi Hift al Cihhah. Reptiles, On curing the bites of, 115. Risalah fi Hift al Cihhah mausumah bi MicBA Saih Auhadi 113. Risalah Safa' liidwa' al waba', 103. Risalah fi-1 tibb, 111. Salt, Recipe for removing superabundant salt from soup, 113. Sarh Mujiz, 30. NATURAL SCIENCE. Ajaib ul maliluqat, Extracts from, 33, 36. MiftAh al maqaqid wa migbah al mara&id (fragment), 34. INDEX. 1 195 Zones, Division of the habitable world into, 34. LEXICOGRAPHY. Al Cihadh al Ajamia1li, 138. Dictionary of Arabic Synonyms, 40. Kitadb Saimil al Lugait, 39. Xit~b Al 'Suaiir al dlahabifyu1 wa-l quta' al ahmadlfya1 fi 1 luga1~ al TurkifyAi, 85. Xita'b al Tah~ajji', 161. Language, Commentary on Hasan al Yamani's iPoemi on, 68. Ni~iam al garib, 63. Risdlah~ i Naim i lugait, 162. Al tuhfah fi 1 ahdab, 160. Vocabulary, Arabic and Persian, 42. GRAMMAR. Arabic Grammar, Treatise on, 79, 80. Arabic Verbs, Tables of, 180. Hlulda'ha al tanzfl fi a'da'ii lhu~ruf lil tartil, 1 14. Xitdb Ajriimnfya1t, 81. Kittb ~UqU'd al Jawah~ir, 100. Persian Language, Treatise on the superiority of, 118. Persian Plurals, Rules for formation of, 84. Ris6lah. fi 1~fg e1 Mu'skilah~, 1 12. Tuhfah i Sahididf, 60. Wasi'lali ul maqa6qid ila husn al maraqid, 40. EPISTOLARY FORMS. In'sa 1i Ilkm i MSur'sidif, 117. Inst'a" Persiana work on, 172. Al Man'saht, lii ubadh, 106. lMansaft lwaja1 Ja1hain, 117. Panegyric on Sultaa Sulaima'n, 128. Sultan, Form of address to the, 138. HISTORY. Afghans, Treatise on the origin of, 167. 'Al..amgi'r Nnima, 6. Dastu'ir nadma e Kusrad, 164. Ja1aingir Nadma. See TUrih. Kit6ib I'sraq al tawa'rih, 88. Nitadm al tawair iB, 76. Niia~m al tawadri'h, Turkish appendix to, 76. Prophets, List of the, 71. Qi~qa I' Amir Abu Muslim M ir iiz i', 9. Qiqqa i' Amir ul MU"M'ini'n HEamza, 1 1. Tadrih Jahainglir Nadma Salimi', 163. Tozak i Jahaingir. See Ta'rf I i Jahaingir Naima. 196 196 INDEX. BIOGRAPHY. Ci'rat nadma I Nawail, 127. bail ta-rfli Bugdaid, 152. Hasan ibnAl', Generosityof~, 1 04. HilyaI~ al Abqadr Li Fa~aill al Anqadr, 149. Muhta'r dail Bugdad. li-i Sim'ain, 162. Nasb i Sal'i ald'n RW'T, 71. Tabaqadt ulwusta', 14. Taimiir Lang, Account of, 31. Tarjumai'Munadqibi iawadqibl', '7. POETRY. A4rabie. Arabic Poetry, 105, 113. Dlhwan Bakrf, 55. Dl wadn Cafiy-aldifn Ihn Saraiya' AL HILLf, Extract from, 31. Xitadb Al masadrib al h~anifyah~ wal mawa'rid al 'Samsiyal~., 9 3. MArNwt1N, Poems attributed to, 122. M1antiima1hiMufa ''al bin M1 id', Extract from, 30. Mainawi Ahmad ibn All', 78. M1uhldaqat~ of Amrh' al Qais, 62. See -Errata. Poetry containing astronomical allusions, 37. Q~aq'id Arabiyal~ li Saih Sadif. QaqlidaIhs, 62, 64, 65, 140. Qaqlidah~ in praise of Mfohammed, 149. Qaqi'dahl al Burdaih. al ma~ifya~, 57. Sarh al Muhllaqa't, 24. Persian. BuIstain i SIDIf, 3, 163, 173. Charades in Persian verse, I117. Chronogram, 125. Coffee, gazal in praise of, 125. Distichs, 125, 138. Di'wan i Aimifr Iosraw, Extracts from, 126. iDi'wan i Auwari, Extracts from, 117. Diwadn i H'i 0 Dlw' Hdflz, Extracts from, 10,123, 126. Diwadn i 1{4qadni, Extracts from, 117. iDiwain i Jaimi, Extracts from, 125. Diwdan i Mirza' SATJRAT, 7. Enigmas in Persian verse, 1 17, 121. Firdausi's Satire upon Sadh Mahmuid, Extracts from, 127 Gazal by Abu Bakr Samarqandi, 126. Gazals by Mfir Ilasan of Delh~i', 126. Gul'san i Rahz, 71. INDEX. 197 Gulsan i Raz, Commentary on, 72. Hamsa i JAMI, 17. ilird-nadma i Iskandari, 18. Kitdb al Habftat. See Kulliyat i S'dif. Kitaib i Mar'il. See Kulliydt i Sadif. Kitadb i Mulammi'at. See Kuliyat i SMdi. Laiif u Majniin, 18, 19. Love, Persian verse on, 108. Moral Verses, 128. Mufhmmat i Manlnmaih, 118. Qaai'd i Shdf. See Kulliyalt i Shdif. Qaqlfdah by Farid aldin Attair,.128. Qaqlfdah by J~Mf, 125. Risa'laty dar Sarh i gazal i H&fit 113. Risalah fi 1 qasmiyah bil tahajji, Saiqf naima i lia'fiz, Extracts from, 127, 128. Shdf, Quotation from, 117. Sarl i Mu'kilat i Gulsan i Raiz, 72. Subhah-ul Asrar, 17, 18. Tetrasticls, 105,111. Tuhfa1 ul Abrar, 17, 18. Verses by Tisif, Asjadf, Anqari. Yiisuf uZuleia'18,8,19,170,171. TIurkish. BACfI', Poetry and enigmas upon, 127. Gazal, 125. Najati, Poetry by, 127. Poetry, 125, 138. PROSODY. Risalati dar fann i UIru'q, 119. Risiaili dar fann i qfifah, 119. Risailah maniAmah dar qanati i Sir, 1 15. 11m ul 'UriiC, 122. PROSE. Arabic. 'Ahd al A'star al Nah'i, 106. Conforti Politici. See Salwan al Muta", 145. Kitab Muinis al Wahid, 43. Majmui'ta i Xrabf wa Fairsf, 102. Risailat fi 1 wuju'd, 107, Salw'an al Muta" fi uidwain al taba6, 144. Persian. Gulistadn i Sa'dl, 83, 162, 173, 174. Kit~b i Cadhibfyah. See Kulliyat i S&df. a~tb i qazaliya't i Qadl'm. See Kulliyait i S1hdi. Kit~b i Mufarradatf See Kulliy't i Sdh. Kita'b al Muqatta'at. See Kuliyat i Sfdf. 198 INDEX. Kitab i Ruba"yait. See Kulliyat i Sa'df. Kitab i tarjilt. See Kulliyait i Sd/f. Kulliyat i S&di, 158, 176. Letter from Saili Kamail aldln ALBD AL RAZZAQ to Saili XLA' ALDATULAH SIMNANf, 116. Maja-lisi Panjgana. SeeKulliyat i Sdlf. Majmafah. i Fairsf, 69. Muhmmat i J0imi, 120. Risalah. dar 'Aql o I'q. See Kulliya't i Sa'dl. Risalah. Daqaiq al mhrifah fi haqaiq al salt.aha., 116. Risalah i Dastan i Sult.ingAbaqa'. See Kulliya't i SMdU. Risailah dar Malik Sams aldin Tazl-gfi. See Kulliyat i Sadi. Risalah. dar Naifhat iAnkiya'ui. See Kulliyat i Sa'di. Ris~lah dar Naqfhah ul Mulhik. See Kulliyait i Sdif. Ris6lah. Qalandarfyah., 115. Ris~iah dar saw6l qAhib Diwan. See Kulliyait i SMEd. Risa1lah sam', 115. Risalah. dar taqrlr i dlbaiMa. See Kulliya't i S/hdl'. Risalath W61idiya1., 155. Tahliya1.alhulal. See Muhmmat i Jami. Turkish. Hikeyah. qirq wazfr, 81. Nazihah. al Muli'k, 59. Burmese, Page and a half in Burmese characters, 140. CHRISTIAN. Arabic. Apocalypse, The. See Tafsfr i Abug6lmisis. Apocalypse of St. John the Apostle, 133, 136. Apocalypse of St. Paul, 132. Archelides, St., Story of, 131. The Discourse of Our Lord to His disciples upon the Mount of Olives before His Ascension, 136. I'tiqa'd al 'Jmanah. alMasihfyah., 26. Kit~b al mazemir, 23, 146. Ma'{hirah al qadfsY-6hann, 1 35. Megillat Ekah, 27. Megillai Ester, 27. Megillai Qoh.elei, 27. Megillai RThi{, 27. Megillat Sir h.sa'frirm, 27. Qiqah. Niyah al Saiyidah. Mrati Miryam. SeeTransitus Miarise. Qi}ah.alQadfsMaKri Bau]k, 135. Risalah "Idtilfiids, 82. Story of St. Archelfdes, or Heracleitus, 131. INDEX.19 199 Tafsf'r al Abugt~1misifs, 147. The Testament of Adam to Seth his son, 135. Transitus Mariam, 133, 134. Virgin Mary, Early history of the, 134. Storyo St.iPaul, in Turkish, 48. WORKS QUOTED OR REFERRED TO IN THIS CATALOGUE. Alfi'yah IBN MA'LIX9, 79. Almiur al laimi wa 1 burhadn al sati, 46. Al tibr al masbu'k fif naqlfhah al mulbk, 5 9. Anwar al tanzi'l wa asrair al ta~wf1, 75. Apocalypses Apocryphee (ed. Tischendorf), 133, 136. Apocalypse of St. Peter, 135, 137. B3ahr al Garatiib, 40. Bibliotheca Indica, 142. Catalogue of Carshunic MSS. in Bodleian Library, 135. Cahf'h a1 Buliairl'. Caha'h ui gars, 40. Codex iPseudepigraphus, Yet. Test. 137 n. Elphinstone's History of India, 5. Fawaiid. Muhasin, 107. Fragments d'un. livre Gnostique, 137. Ilaft Aurang, 18. Hikadyft, hrbai'n qubh wa a'msa", 82. Hirz al ahmatin wa wajI h al taha'nin, 90. Histoire de la Sultane de Perse et ses Yizirs, 82. IHiistoria iPauli Monachi Samaritani, 1 35. ilistoria IPauli Monachi in Samaria, 135. Historia, Pauli Monachi qui Doiemonem, in Balneo allocutus fuit, 135. la' mi' ul kabir, 62. Kita~b al. faladh, 116. Lane's "Modern Egyptians," 105. Majma', 40. Maqa'mat al Ilarirf', Chenery's Translation of, 45 n. Masiif, 40. MTainawf MAULAWf'Rtimif, 61. Menelai Spherica, 139. Miqbaih al arwaih wa asrar al a'sbah, I114. 200 200 INDEX. Mift~h ul Ili'm, 15. Miya'r i Tama'lf, 40. Morley's Catalogue of the Royal Asiatic Society's MSS. Munaiqib ul ~'Arififn wa muraitilb ul ka'sifin, 8. Muntahiu'y-al idrik, f i taqaisi'm al aflaiq, 22. Muntaliab, 40. Muqaddamah~ al Adab, 40. One Primeval Language (Forster), 1 57. Qaqi'dah Sadtibl'ya1, 90. Risailalh Qaisimifyati, 40. Sacred Literature, Journal of, 134. Sala'man u Absa'l, 18. Saimif, 40. Silsilahi ul bahab, 18. Ssufismus, Dr. Tholuck, 70. Syriac Apocrypha, 137. Sawai1hid, 40. Sah-INaima, 20. Tadkirah ul Salafin, 5. TarihfM HaffThn, 5. Tauqlfait Kusrawifyal, 155. Tulifat, 40. Tuhfah al bulaga' min niit'm al laga', 63. Tabaqa't ul Saiffiyahi, 14. TUrwah li ahl al hilwah wa 1 jilwalh, 116. Visio Beati IPauli de Poenis, infernis, 133. Waimiq u iUdra', 156..Zend Avesta, 137. 201 ERRATA. The following are for the most part emendations of the manuscript readings, the passages as quoted in the Catalogue being a literal representation of the various texts, which are in many places inaccurate. PAGE 1 3 LINE 12 2 For... read ai,, 3 4 9 1 14 18 ib. ib. 15 4 25 2 28 23 32 2 ib. 37 35 17 36 25 38 11 ib. 13 40 26 >,., 4 I,,, Jjlsl-AJl,, ',j,, di) )I I/? b t,..S — t1 Lz>- -I jj ' 313 3 14 1 4j 1 202 ERRATA. PAG1F LINE 46 25 For L: QLr5 read L 11r 49 17,, ib. 21 cU 51 51 21 7 -53 5 twice. 56 24,, 58 1 4tAJtLi,, aA ib. 4,,4 ib. 5' ~, re 62 2,, 2,, iA. 16,, ib. 20 After the word Qacfdah, insert "by Amr al Qais." 63 14 For t read ib. 17 L, b,, ib. 1,,,, ib. 19,,, 64 13 Omit the word 'kj I iA. 16 For j read ib. ib. S ib. ib.,, &&. 65 4,, (:).4 19 7b, Y~ ERRATA. 203 PAGE LINE 65 8 For read 66 5,,O y t b. 9,, ib. 9 This verse should be read: ib. 11 For l read ib. 15, ib. i9,, ib. 1,,7 1 9 672,, s, ib. 21 ' Y ib. 23,, 67 2, sc8~, -l ib. 12,, ib. 18,, thb. 16,,L~,L~ ib. i8, ~ c~, cj~~ 68 2,, ILand 1,, 1.jt3 aud j ik 5 The first half of the verse should be read thus: auw 4.:-4 ab 204 ERRATA. PAGE LINE 68 12 For iy read 4z^ib. ib., Wi, 1$1 ib. 26,.l,, \ ib. ib., 1,, 69 4 The second half of the verse should be read: Sib. 6 For ~w read ib. 9,,Jt ^ j \ ib. 13,, l ib. ib.,, ib. 16,, 74 24,, Jo,,. 77 15,,. and.. ',, and, 79 9,, '.,, Y. ib. 12 The verse should be read: 80 4 For read,^sl ib. ib.,,,, 1:. ib. 6 Read 83 10 For &Q.4 read &1 85 9,,,,, 86 21,, Pt ERRATA. 205 PAGE LINE 88 20 For ib. ib. 89 2 ib. 4,, 90 15 ib. 18 ib. 19,, ib. ib. ib. 20 97 18 100 21 102 5 ib. 6 103 13, ib. 20,, ib. 21, 106 22,, 110 22,, 112 23 116 10, 117 10 124 13 ib. 14, C q read AL,, 3tJ,, 3 ~A,, ~..' u',, LJ-J,,,L1,, (t5 U.,, ^". " L'9 ^J L,, ak\ s —d a13 hsj 206 206 ERRATA. PAGE. LINE 124 14 For L read 129 16 Bead EndBs 138 15 I1,t 'U.2 read 42 140 24, 144 4 ~ ib;. ~., sb. 19 i 149 12,Halbyah,,, ilyali. 161 13,,, i.21,,~ 167 10,,, eJi wi 23 (..1 E.7II.PALER I St. John v. 39. HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. R. 4. 53. The Book of Esther. A scroll of vellum on rollers. A MS. for private use in the synagogue; written without taggin in an Ashkenazic hand. R. 8. I. Collection of Jewish Prayers. 1. nt l 11t[ (See IIV nSn, ed. Behr, Miinchen, 1827, p. 61). 2. ' 1VW (1i1 (Ibid. p. 26). 3. '"111 (Ibid. p. 70). 4. l'I1;i1' (Ibid. p. 122). 5. nrI =: (Ibid. p. 152), with the usual Psalms, and the "'q/;1[ of Solomon hal-Levi ibn Alqabits. 6. nD::n Jn(* n3a~ tnrp (Ibid. p. 470), w h tylp t~n (Ibid. p. 478), '"llt tle'.s l11p (Ibid. p. 474), followed by,'"ldit 21P2, ] Pt', and the n12, (Ibid. p. 476). 7. 15t,,n mnp. 8. nj'xn.1 (See 3pa' n nJ, ed. Wien, 1864, p. 140). 9. 7t~; rl t:l (Ibid. p. t1). 10. yi:^ I (Ibid. p. tD). 14 210 HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. 11. ~.~n (Ibid. p. 41), and l)Tr1 (Ibid. p. 87), followed by the benedictions before and after the reading of the Torah. 12. 11iT^3 c (not printed, but traditional with the reader, varying according to the occasion). 13. Benedictions for all occasions, before and after the reading of the lessons from the prophets (n(t^). (Ibid. p. 88). 14. tl~}t )p) (Ibid. p. rn), both, followed by the ]'ig it. 15.:1t^&m IN (Ibid. p. 91), followed by 11:l W~l' t<R n7D 1 'I^ ' 11, etc. Next comes the ]18' ', for those who will fast on Monday, Thursday, and Monday after each of the two great festivals Passover and Tabernacles, in allusion to Job i. 5 (Ibid. p. NY). 16.,'tyV/ ~t (Ibid. p. 90), but the tVYI ~ is omitted. 17. '1 (Ibid. p. V), followed by two prayers (b)llw i), the first for New Years' Days and the Day of Atonement, and the second for the three principal festivals (Ibid. p. 91). DItm Khtt ht (Ibid. p. 91), followed by VY 1li ] ]t l 't mJ 1111 wn tnbtyl U1n 1pnm) nvt.prlSl pnas anrn~{ n11r D=i':11V11 Vt lpn 1l1,Ip ^i rt y r n p pn npn ti3yIl n11n n1) 1WK In wVK in 1:1 p n i tntV st h men* lmr wn )"-n vlnpm nT %1ya W wpn m*t D^tw npmYr nl = Ir in;I'*Xy lntw ^l ^;rvipsn nMWI= I nty' rnz )nmn Kwvnm1 IaMnWt nKw:l 'lwl tl rmnbi y r ivn InM11 nmi 1: p tip n An ly:i nwinwt v piN n *t&K PR 1a lrnK VINK K: D; y VT nEalt i nnmfl 18. Qtn].t11t Prayer (from the ritual of Bohemia) for the Emperor Leopold I. (1658-1705). Nmtr l Wt11x 1 Nrln n r tl n nK K K i t n n n^w l -1n priKI nlty apZ pntt 3 n1E u1Wl# nK ^ HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. 211 Kt. DMtbq 1 ] S v11 in cm1rain 1 the R 'eDection oif the So Temp in the imof AnDitio cihnun Tehr lbdpn!lbiwdl p. t) atco nie ' y inlz ba istiy 13arnd vipli I'bJW 19v1 l'tA1 nmn wtv -1.nn npw I- 1 = li jntno l a+n er DnriK r1 n I.r ntl t m^v 1In b.n rbn n#lz nnn:2sb1 I= n1llnil Dnam*nl nvi rpyIr tw; nln; pl::l irt sn nl b x i. wrtit e 5 n rm nancd cnlest ir nb o rs aln vr n(s rl mx x w v. n0, bLylo i bi ndi n9. p*~ ltvt b n in HreIw l edr ietl l I1t I nM'2:It. ntKw pIr til0 pi. jltb fi 19.,soWln tanin Prayer for the Royal Family. 20. [ariaW s pn v t] (' ed. 1864, p. 156). 21. n Service in commemoration of the Re-Dedicatio of h - i the Second Temple in the time of Antiochus. The three benedictions (Ibid. p.;yp), accompanied by a cabbalistically arranged.nl' W, Psalm lxvii., written in the form of the seven-branched candlestick. Above is a verse (Psalm xxxvi. 10), below is a cabbalistic device. The Rubric J199; njl8 (Ibid. p. rn3pb). 22. t)DllosK Jj2 in Hebrew (Seder Tephilloth, ed. Venice, 1624, fol. 190). 23. t lWjl jttrl*tK nS1 j so called, but containing the whole marriage service (tI', ed. 1864, p. n1p). 24. kni7j njl, the Circumcision Service (Ibid. p. 183). 25. t1u1 IltI. 1D~ the Service for the Redemption of the Firstborn (Ibid. p. 185). 26. tljj1b, the Service for Purim, beginning with a reference to Psalm xxii., which is now recited by the Sephardic Jews only. Then follows ntD)n Iy (Seder Tephilloth, ed. Venice, fol. 207a), the last clause of which is no longer found in the Ashkenazic and Sephardic 212 HEBREW AMD SAMARITAN MSS. services, but in the Italian. Lastly, the reading of the t~?, preceded by the three benedictions. The benediction which concludes the service is followed by Itan 'WI~ (Ibid. foL 207b). 27. n ^tl r1I, commonly known as ',' W f1I (Ibid. fol. 162b, somewhat differently arranged). 28. 1" nylon (Siddur, ed. Bloch, Hannov. 1840, p. 94). 29. [3^ f'n, ascribed to Nachmanides (Seder Tephilloth, ed. Athias, Amsterdam, 1621, fol. 224a.). 30. Dl]n nOn (Talmud, Berachoth, fol. 55b). 31. The same continued, now recited by the Ashkenazic Jews on all occasions when the sacerdotal benediction is pronounced by the Aaronites. (See *^, ed. Behr, p. 391.) 32. t:11]NKj n 1 I1~s nMiln, a Prayer by Leo di Modena, to be recited by one who is in prison. 33. A Moral Poem (flrIn) by Solomon ibn Gabirol, beginning '1"hn FnI 5.z], and forming an acrostic on his name,;Jt. 34. An Alphabetical Acrostic Poem of the same kind, beginning rllt:1 t)' n t[, ascribed to R. Judah ha-Hasid in the ll w of Moses Chagis. 35. fflt js~ 1'1 nrDl, Formula of Confession for one who is at point of death (Seder Tephilloth, ed. Amst. fol. 218b). 36. An Alphabetical Acrostic, beginning n1/rJK K[n inK (Machazor, ed. Leipzig, 1851, i. 29). After this is written in rubric the prayer to be recited on entering a burial ground by one who had not been there for thirty days (,'~, ed. Wien, p. 200). 37. A Poem in double alphabetical acrostic (Machazor, i. tMp), beginning n DK]n l I nTI1~, from the t1, n'jt7 nl (xxvi. 7). See Jellinek, Bet ha-Midrasch, iii. pp. 103, 104. 38. [ltn p1'Y1], The Ashkenazic Burial Service (s'r, p. 200). 39. A continuation of the same (Ibid. p. i). HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. 213 40. nait lW npr, Portion of the Sephardic Burial Service (Seder Tephilloth, ed. Amst. fol. 219b), followed by a (^ol (or prayer for the dead) for a man (Ibid, p. 220b). 41. (a) A moral notarikon on n]n 3 Wlt [~l2 in the style of Jacob ben Asher (Baal hat-Turim). (b) Four lines of verse, containing moral reflections, beginning (c) A moral poem (;3 ) in five lines, each ending '. 42. t'nn n /n], Rules for slaughtering animals for food (Seder Tephilloth, ed. Ven. fol. 221b). 43. n^~ ~ ]f]y m>1 "1, Grace before Meat for ordinary days ('1n, ed. Behr, pp. 8, 486). 44. nr'K ~}K rT- rn. Grace after Meat for ordinary days (Ibid. p. 488). 45. n.1 n1 t ] t, A Poem for the Sabbath, beginning t ) 1[]~t and forming the acrostic It1y?, by Israel hag-Ger, or the proselyte, whose surname is apparently given in the last stanza, though it is obscured by the unnecessary insertion of l in the second line (I'm, ed. Wien, p. *Ipb). In a MS. of the 15th century, in the University Library (Add. 491, fol. 17b), the l is omitted, which confirms the conjecture of Zunz (Literaturgesch. p. 511). 46. r:~) n i<,w "t, A Poem for the Dedication, beginning sn1W~ n'y fl t, and forming the acrostic ~t11t, perhaps by Mordecai b. Isaac; see Zunz, Literaturgesch. d. Syn. Poesie, p. 580 (s', p.;npb). The last stanza, beginning ~tl, is omitted. 47. r'1'L),t< Tf, A Poem for Purim, beginning Op,2., and forming the acrostic Aft. 48. ntDS, An Alphabetical Acrostic for Passover, beginning:1 21' t1, by Jannai, the reputed teacher of Eleazar Haq-Qalir. (See Hagada shel Pesach.) 49. E'lt tl K, A Poem beginning with these words, belonging to the Ashkenazic domestic service of the first two Passover nights. 214 HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. -50. t1=1 VV hy I ~'l], A Prayer to be recited in bed before going to sleep (s'fl, ed. Behr, p. 508). On the last page in rubric is the following colophon: ^1l]n Dt] pn'r!wI P Irn sar nMY":t ^ rIT Adz r wtt X< T jpnr 3tN giving the name of the scribe, Aaron b. Moses, of the province of Lithuania, of the holy congregation of Novogrodek. R. 8. 2. Folio, paper. (1) Isaiah; Hebrew and Latin, on opposite pages. Sephardic writing. 96 leaves. (2) The Moreh maqom of Elisha of Viterbo, written in Latin by Gabriel de Cingulo. 155 leaves. At the end is the copyist's signature: "Ego gabriel c cingulo Auctore Eliseo hebreo Viterbiesi scribeba." (3) Rabbi Moses Geroniensis (Ramban) on Exodus. Latin; imperfect. 8 leaves. The signature "Sam. Hinton" occurs inside the first cover. The whole volume is in the same handwriting, which is identical with that of MS. Gg. 4. 34. in the University Library. R. 8. 3. Folio, paper; 235 leaves. (1) Observationes Grammaticae, et Criticse, Rhetorice, ci Disquisitione de Rad. hebr. Investig. et syllabo radicui difficiliori, ad accuratiorem Linguae sanctea adeoq; Locoru S. Scripturae in vtroque Fcedere cognitionem manuducentes In antecessum alterius operis quod Deo Volente D. S. Etonensis suo tempore exhibiturus est tXe>/3paloets. (2) Notes for an Arabic Grammar. (3) Ars Cabalistica. (4) Linguse Gallicae Elementa in accuratiorem methodum digesta. HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. 215 (5) Two leaves of miscellaneous Notes on Hebrew, probably belonging to (1). This volume is in the handwriting of Dr. D. Stokes, Canon of Windsor. The first part of it is a rough copy of R. 8. 10. R. 8. 4. Folio, paper; 41 leaves. Abbreviationes Rabbinicae. Hebrew and Latin. Dedicated to Dr. Nevile, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1593-1615), whose arms are painted upon a blank leaf at the beginning. The name of the writer appears to have been Jacob Wolf, a Polish baptized Jew. The book was presented to the Library while the building was still new, and must, therefore, have been written between the years 1608 and 1615. R. 8. 5. Folio, paper; 19 leaves. 31'qN I'1I Derek eminadh, by Meir ibn Gabbai, in answer to the ten cabbalistical questions of Joseph hal-Levi. Edited by Samuel of Bohemia. Written in a Sephardic hand by Samuel of Saragossa (See Fiirst, Bibl. Jud. i. 311, 395; Steinschneider, Catal. Libr. Hebr. in Bibl. Bodl. 1698). R. 8. 6. Folio, vellum; 83 leaves. Hebrew Psalter, with three Latin versions, one interlinear and literal, the others Jerome's Hebrew and the Gallican version in parallel columns, the latter being on the outside of each page. At the beginning is bound up a portion of two leaves of another Hebrew MS. on vellum, containing six columns (1 Chron. vi. 50 [65]-viii. 8, and x. 216 HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. 3-12), written in an Ashkenazic hand by a Jewish scribe of the 13th century. It was apparently prepared for a Latin version to be written in the spaces between the columns. In the Hebrew text of the Psalter, there are no divisions between Psalms 32 and 33, 47 and 48, 70 and 71, 92-95, 96-99, 103 and 104, 116 and 117, 118 and 119. Psalm 78 is divided at verse 38, Psalm 115 at verse 12, Psalm 116 at verse 12, and Psalm 118 at verse 5. Folios 17-24, containing Psalms 32, 6 to 43, 1, are unpointed. Kennicott, in his Dissertatio Generalis, p. 79, assigns this MS., which he calls "cod. 97," to the beginning of the 14th century. R. 10. Folio, paper; 154 leaves. Observationes Grammaticse, Criticre, Rhetoricae, Poeticae, cum Disquisitione de Radicis hebr. Investigatione et Syllabo Radicum difficiliori, ad accuratiore Linguse Sanctse, adeoq; Locorum Sacrae Scripturae, in utroq; Federe, cognitione manuducentes. [Auctore Dre Stokes Canonico de Windsor.] A fair copy of R. 8. 3 (1). This volume contains the first part of the work. R. 8. II. Quarto, paper; 178 leaves. Disquisitio, De Radicis, seu Thematis hebr. Investigatione. A continuation of the preceding. R. 8. 13. Folio, vellum; 70 leaves. Ashkenazic hand, about A.D. 1400. '11M *l w Sa ra ordh, by Joseph ben Abraham ibn Giqatilia, disciple of the famous Abraham Abulafia. This copy contains considerably more than any of the printed editions. HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. 217 R. 8. 14. Quarto, paper; 195 leaves, imperfect at the end, wanting, apparently, one leaf only. tt lWb t n I Sefer hosen mispdt, "The Breastplate of Judgement," the fourth of the four Turim, by Jacob b. Asher. Ashkenazic writing of the early part of the 15th century. R. 8. 18. Quarto, paper. (1) Fol. la. referred to as p. s in fol. 7b. of the following work. It contains miscellaneous cabbalistic k&vdnot (3nl) and n6tarrk6n (lnppqtol) in the style of Baal hat-Turim. Fol. lb. contains various directions concerning the number and nature of the daily prayers, extracts from the ftil, lct H.Hldkot gUd616t, respecting the fasts throughout the year; and several cabbalistic combinations (C*B3V1). (2) Poll. 2-12b, 1. 18. Cabbalistic interpretations of the Tephilloth, comprising the daily prayers, the prayers for the Sabbath, the new moon, the festivals of the Dedication and Purim, together with Psalm xxii. and part of the Egyptian Halle ol. Fol. 12. 19. A portion of Psalm lxvii., so far as it explains the accompanying figure of the men6rdk, cabbalistically interpreted. The author's name is unknown, but his brother was a R. Perets, who is mentioned on fol. 12a. On fol. 3a, we find the following, which may serve as a clue for his identification: {p {')~= 1 la'll nbet mivp D' n ~? Dn i 0pn4 (sic) ti, y b'tp (Ledesma) hbvTl? wp?ft;in. On fol. 10a, 1. 17, unless this is 218 HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. an addition of the later copyist, we find the name of 'I~( tl j " 7'lgT 1nl'~ip,ft, that is, probably, R. Moses Cordovero, who died in Saphet, A.D. 1570. On fol. 11a is a curious illustration of the word n~1 t. (1) and (2) are written in a Sephardic hand, partly cursive and partly Rashi, about A.D. 1600. (3); T'I q n nlI H. ilkot sehitah, by Joseph Zarfati b. Aaron of Tetuan, written by himself in the month Elul of the year Vp:3 (A.M. 5402, A.D. 1642). Sephardic hand; 21 leaves. R. 8. 19. Quarto, paper; 120 leaves. Sephardic hand of the early part of the 15th century. (1) Foll. 1-30a. The title VtV, 'W1, Bair ha-sema, is given in a later Sephardic hand; and in a still later Italian hand it is called 'stZl 3 'W Semd hat-tib'i. A commentary on Aristotle's Physics, based on Ibn Roshd (Averroes). The contents are as follow:-1-4b (Arist. Phys. prol. lib. i. sum. 1); 4b-8b (sum. 2, cap. 1); 8b-9b (sum. 2, cap. 4); lOa-11b (lib. iv. sum. 1, cap. 1); 11llb-13a (cap. 2); 13a to 13b (cap. 4); 13b (cap. 7); 14, 15 blank; 16a (lib. vii. sum. 1, cap. 1); 16b (Arist. De Anima, lib. ii.); 17 blank; 18a-20b (Phys. lib. ii. sum. 1, cap. 1-6); 21 blank; 22a-28a (Phys. lib. ii. sum. 3, cap. 1, 2); 28a-30a (lib. iii. sum. 2, cap. 4, 5); 30b, 31 blank. (2) Foll. 32a-63a. 'VOM 3W N' 11:1 Bihir semd hat-tib'i. Another commentary on Aristotle's Physics, based on Ibn Roshd; perhaps by the same author as the preceding. The following are the contents:-32a-33b (Arist. Phys. lib. i. sum. 1, cap. 1); 33b-35b (cap. 2); 35b (sum. 2, part. 1, cap. 1); 35b-37a (cap. 2); 37a-38a (cap. 3); 38a-39a (cap. 4); 39a-39b (sum. 2, part. 2, cap. 1); 39b (cap. 2); 39b (sum. 3, cap. 1); 39b-40a (cap. 2); 40a-40b (cap. 3); 40b-41a (cap. 4); 41a-41b (cap. 5); 41b (lib. ii. sum. 1, cap. 1); 41b-42a (cap. 2); 42a (cap. 4, 5); 42a (cap. 6); 42a-42b (cap. 7); HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. 219 42b (lib. ii. sum. 2, cap. 1); 42b-43a (cap. 3); 43a-44a (lib. ii. sum. 3, cap. 1); 44a-45b (cap. 2); 45b-46a (cap. 3); 46a-47a (cap. 4); 47a lib. iii. sum. 1, cap. 1); 47a-48a (lib. iii. sum. 2, cap. 1); 48a-49a (cap. 2); 49a (cap. 3); 49a-50a (cap. 4); 50a (cap. 5); 50a-50b (cap. 6); 50b-51a (lib. iii. sum. 3, cap. 1); 51a-51b (cap. 2); 51b-52b (cap. 4); 526-53b (cap. 5); 53b (cap. 6); 53b-54a (cap. 7); 54a (cap. 8); 54a-55a (lib. iv. sum. 1, cap. 1); 55a-56a (cap. 2); 56a-56b (cap. 3); 56b-57a (cap. 4); 57a (cap. 5, 6); 57a-57b (cap. 7); 57b-58a (cap. 8); 58a-59b (cap. 9); 59b-60a (cap. 10); 60a (lib. iv. sum. 2, cap. 1); 60a-60b (cap. 2); 60b-61b (cap. 3); 61b-62b (cap. 4); 62b-63a (cap. 5); 63a (cap. 6); 63b-67b blank (3) Foil. 68a-120a. Another commentary of the same kind. Its contents are:-68a-69a (Arist. Phys. lib. i. prol. sum. 1, cap. 1); 69a-69b (cap. 2); 69b-70a (cap. 3); 70a-70b (lib. i. sum. 2, part. 1, cap. 1); 70b (cap. 2); 70b-71b (cap. 3); 71b-72b (cap. 4); 72b-73a (lib. i. sum. 2, part. 2, cap. 1); 736 (cap. 2); 73b-74a (lib, 1, sum. 3, cap. 1); 74a-74b (cap. 2); 74b-75b (cap. 3); 75b-76a (cap. 4); 76a-76b (cap. 5); 76b-77a (lib. ii. sum. 1, cap. 1); 77a (cap. 2); 77b (cap. 5, 6); 77b-78a (cap. 7); 78a (lib. ii. sum. 2, cap. 1, 2); 78a-79a (cap. 3); 79a-79b (lib. ii. sum. 3, cap. 1); 79b-80a (cap. 2); 80a (cap. 3); 80a-81a (cap. 4); 81a-82a (lib. iii. sum. 2, cap. 1); 82a-82b (cap. 2); 82b-83a (cap. 3); 83a-84b (cap. 4); 84b (cap. 5); 84b-85a (cap. 6); 85a (lib. iii. sum. 3, cap. 1, 2, 3); 85a-87a (cap. 4); 87a-87b (cap. 5); 87b (cap. 6); 87b-88a (cap. 7); 88a (cap. 8); 88a-88b (lib. iv. sum. 1, cap. 1); 86b-89a (cap. 2); 89a (cap. 3); 89a-89b (cap. 4); 89b (cap. 5, 6); 89b-90a (cap. 7); 90a-90b (cap. 8); 90b-91a (cap. 9); 91a (cap. 10); 91a (lib. iv. sum. 2, cap. 1); 91a-91b (cap. 2); 91b (cap. 3); 91b-92b (cap. 4); 92b-95a (cap. 5); 95a (cap. 6); 95a (lib. iv. sum. 3, cap. 1, 2); 95a-95b (cap. 3); 95b97a (cap. 4); 97a-97b (cap. 5); 97b-98a (cap. 6); 98a (cap. 7); 98a-98b (cap. 8); 99, 100, 101 blank; 102a (lib. v. sum. 1, cap. 1); 102a-102b (cap. 2); 102b (cap. 3); 102b-103a (lib. v. sum. 2, cap. 1); 103a (cap. 2); 103a-103b (cap. 3); 103b-105a (cap. 4); 105a (cap. 5); 105a (lib. v. sum. 3, cap. 1, 2); 105a-105b (cap. 3); 105b (cap. 4, 5); 105b-106a (cap. 6); 106a (cap. 7); 106a (lib. v. sum. 4, cap. 1); 106a-106b (cap. 2); 106b-107a (cap. 3); 107a-108a (lib. v. sum. 5, cap. 1); 108a (cap. 2); 108a-108b (cap. 3); 108b-109a (lib. vi. sum. 1, cap. 1); 109a (cap. 2); 109a-109b (cap. 3); 109b (cap. 4, 5); 109b-llOa (cap. 6); 110a-113a (cap. 7); 113a113b (cap. 8); 113b (cap. 9); 113b-114a (cap. 10); 114a-115a (cap. 11); 220 HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. 115a-115b (cap. 12); 115b-116b (lib. vii. sum. 1, cap. 1); 116b-117b (cap. 2); 117b-118a (cap. 3); 118a-119a (cap. 4); 119a-119b (cap. 5); 119b to the end (cap. 6). In (I) the commentator explains literally the text both of Aristotle and of Ibn Roshd, without indulging in scholastic subtleties. In (2), besides giving an explanation, he raises a question on each point (~.f2h E.2), and answers it with the formula;l;ln~. In (3), which is more complete and elaborate, he frequently uses the phrases j ip WIoi or lWp,1? W li or an:1, and in the answer he says: t l ~"l. On fol. 5a the author quotes R. Isaac b. Moses hal-Levi under the name of yt3jjtt wI, with whom he appears to have been contemporary.1 In the course of the work he mentions the three commentaries of Ibn Roshd, Yp, F'l or *W K, and?l v lvB On fol. 22a he quotes the commentary of R. Levi b. Gerahom; again he mentions him as ' (fol. 73b), and yet more distinctly on foll. 92b, 946, 95a. On fol. 106a he quotes him as i'1;1,' and on folb 108b he refers to him as dead. On fol. 106a he quotes the commentary o Moses Narboni on the njl~l] of Abu Hamad al Gazali. The passage from fol. 62b, 1. 5 from bottom to end of fol. 63a, is repeated on foll. 92b, 1. 4 to 93a, 1. 9. On fol. 91a are notes by a learned owner. On 107a are marginal notes with the superscription ';t'h '*, which, if it be not the abbreviation of the copyist's or writers name-perhaps the above-mentioned Isaac b. Moses hal-Levi —refers, no doubt, to the first four words of Ps. xxiv. 5, because a Jew regards it as a sin to allow a mistake in a book to remain uncorrected (Talmud Babl. Pesachim, 112a, Kethuboth, 19b).2 The writer asserts that the commentator entirely misunderstood the passage on which he was commenting. On 111a, 1. 11, the author apologizes for the length of his remarks on the ground that the working out of his demonstration had been attended with great difficulty. On fol. 115a, 1. 5, he refers to the commentary of Ibn Roshd 1 The abbreviation 8'K is therefore for NT11" t1I"D EKUS, and not I 'q ' K, or '" 'D WK. Moreover, the name is Profet, and not Profiat. See, however Geiger, Melo Chofnajim, p. 101. 2 The latter of these passages referred originally to the Pentateuch, then to the whole Bible, afterwards to the Talmud, and finally to any book. HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. 221 as )7I 17p W. On 116b he expresses his intention of explaining cap. 2 in his commentary on the eighth book, which is, however, not given. R. 8. 20. Quarto, paper; Sephardic hand; 16th century. (1) Foil. 1-10. Answer of Solomon ben Moses Hal-Levi ibn al-Qabets to the question put to him by R. Joseph Karo, concerning the burial of the pious in the Holy Land, and the ideas respecting it expressed by the author of the Zohar, and quoted by Menahem of Recanati. In addition to the information given by Steinschneider (Catal. Bibl. Bodl. col. 2280), we find that the author quotes (fol. 4a l10:1 13 JN t< V, As ) as his own the '1 r1, about which some doubt has been expressed, and of which he speaks as a work yet unfinished ('11D W 1sa rtn pny 'pt 'us t WN v wl IN I). Twice he refers to R. Isaac ibn Parchi's work, nj lY1 ttoL (fol. 5a, 7a); in the former passage in company with R. Joseph al-Qastial's answers to R. Jehudah. Joseph ibn Giqatilia's *ll' t~]W is called by him (fol. 3b),nil] f 'S. (2) Foil. 11-12b. Decision given by Jacob al-Tarez, in answer to a question addressed to him by a congregation in Egypt on the distribution of taxes, and the light in which Jewish farmers of taxes are to be regarded. Apparently an autograph. (3) Foll. 12b-13a. A paragraph expressing the writer's approval of the foregoing decision. R. 8. 18, 19, and 20, are bound in one volume. R. 8. 21. Quarto, paper and vellum; 193 leaves. Commentary on the Moreh NRebhim of Maimonides, by Moses Narboni. Imperfect at the end after iii. 51. 222 HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. The name of a former owner was Yom Tob Cohen ibn Ardutel, who bought it of David ibn Shoshan in the year 5366 [A.D. 1606]. Probably written by a Sephardo-Greek Jew. On some margins are notes in an Italian hand. R. 8. 22. Quarto, paper and vellum; 63 leaves, imperfect; Sephardic writing, 15th century, the first eleven leaves being supplied in a different but apparently contemporary hand. On fol. 31b is the name of a former owner, Elia b. Shemaria ('D21 9t? IqITVq I=D Sefer kUriatt, Methodology of the Talmud, by Samson ben Isaac ben Isaac ben Jekuthiel ben Isaac of Kinon (Chinon), known as IjgpVD 'bn. Begins: By III OW n i;n this Itygl at^. On fol. 2 the following account is given in the author's preface of his family: pit pn pr s n 1nn I:;ta in o pn n a, pn PMV V I= WN1 r nwl IKmn * -I pnag vin IP:I in: IV PM 91 13t 1- 1% p In I nN jmv w tr wipir It'K: The leaves are numbered 1-61, 65, 66; 62, 63, 64 are missing, as also four leaves after fol. 66. From the Library of Gerebr. Ansloo, No. 34' See editio princeps (Const. 1516) and MS. Add. 498 in Univ. Library, Cambridge (fol. 63a), in which there is a letter of Solomon ibn Addereth to R. Samson. Both these mention the two Isaacs. R. 8. 23. Quarto, paper; 80 leaves. 1'11;llJ,':bn p Z 1D Sefer ben ham-melek wehan-ndzir, The Book of the Prince and the Nazirite (Dervish), by R. Abraham Hal-Levi bar Hisdai. Ashkenazic writing. HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. 223 This copy was written in Mantua, by Joseph b. Jacob of Padua, A.D. 1557, and was used for the edition printed in Mantua in the same year (Steinschneider, Bibl. Bodl. Cat. 674). Apparently from Ansloo's Library, No. 33. R. 8. 24. Quarto, Eastern paper; 53 leaves; Sephardic hand. /t;1 *1JD Sefer hammesalim, as it is called, fol. 1, or rnn r'7W MEile hahokmah, which is the title given on fol. 53b. One hundred and forty-eight similes or parables, by Abraham ibn Giqatilia, whose name is given in the superscription. On fol. 2b he refers to a work of his own, called t: jn~j ]nlst On fol. la, 1. 4, we read: inyt~ 1-1it ~ Q, )w Ace l~l m1 b.rmv Ends: 11N O nMpt D DI rhl niba l re nn tfwt lt&v The following is the colophon of the scribe, whose name appears to have been Samuel Chisdai: Nrlt t b stir t t lt7 = ^ ^beew t1m pnms 'n tv rann n rlr wain te1 ntyanM rIw 61nrr Dnbr Wnbb v111 tnv taD1 t>Dn.. l 72st b Finished the 5th day of Tammuz, in the year 5284 (A.D. 1524), the date of which is given again in the word 'I'9. Formerly in the possession of Shemaiah b. Sunbal b. Abraham, whose signature is in an Oriental hand. From Ansloo's Library, No. 26. In the University Library, Cambridge, is a MS. (Dd. 11. 25) which originally formed a subsequent portion of the same volume. 224 HERREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. R. 8. 26. (1) Quarto, paper; 6 leaves; Italian hand. n1tt Is 't p1'rx mhn 1 b y * The thirteen Talmudic Middoth contained in the Boraitha of R. Ishmael, expounded according to the rules of logic, "by R. David b. Rabbi Yom Tob, surnamed ibn Bila, who comes of the kingdom of Ben Bila of the kingdom of Portugal." (Niin E71 a Ji t an nr 'n -Z K Ihwralv n &i t h: 1:p). The superscription shows that the MS. is the work of an ignorant scribe, a sample of whose mistakes are here given. Probably the first min t% is for rnn rtt, and the abbreviation it is, no doubt, for bt. It commences: ', W WT7 ItI n3* V~w w.h nl: ~l"n n ~ a ]in i? ~ tw, and ends: tN Mnt^&na the object of the author is to show, in opposition to the received opinion, that the method pursued in the Talmud is in strict accordance with Aristotelian principles. (3) Sephardic writing; 11 leaves. pnn pl) W1'T Perus pereq heleq, by R. Moses b. Maimon. Commentary on the Section in of Sanhedrin. This formed originally a portion of a volume in which it stood immediately after the treatises in R. 8. 27. (3) Sephardic writing; 6 leaves. Extracts from the nlqt1 Mahberot of Immanuel ben Solomon of Rome. In the following description of the contents, the references are to the Berlin edition of 1796. Fol. 1 begins ~ }lqn '1&, ends ~t3 bin> Aim (Mahberet xii. p. np to p. ip, 1. 11). HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. 225 Fol. 2 to fol. 3a, 1. 14: begins 'fln yt*t, ends,]~] ^[ (. xi. p. rl, last line, to p. p, L 16). Fol. 3a, 1. 15, to the end: begins JVnJl JID ~NI, ends K11n tN (if. iv. p. lj, 11. 5-16). Fol. 3b, 11. 1-8: begins '1r Flnn, ends tl i (if. iv. p., 11. 7-14). Fol. 3b, 1. 9 to the end: begins 8y^ p'nal, ends rn t1:2N (M. iv. p. '1i, 1. 32, to p. 1?, 1. 8). Fol. 4a, 11. 1-4: begins ' in:l'l,tKN, ends (sH:l}7 (M. iv. p. %, 11. 18-22). Fol. 4a, 11. 5-9: begins '],l 1NI, ends pjnl.j1j (f. i. p. p, 11. 21-26). Fol. 4a, 1. 10, to fol. 4b, last line: begins 'l) 'V, ends i; t~W ^hl T (Mf xvii. p. Nnp, 1. 29, to p. 3p, 1. 6 fromn bottom). Fol.. 1. 1, to last line: begins tjt5 ', ends '~' 'p ':q< (M.. xx. p. Y, 1. 9, to 1. 3 from bottom). [The last line of this Mahberet has been cut away by the binder.] Fol. 5b to the end: begins t: t], ends M]V:K ]yitrt,]1 (if. xx. p. Np, 11. 1-18). R. 8. 27. Quarto, paper; 16 leaves; Sephardic hand of the 15th century. (1) Foil. 1-11a. 1T'1t bll Sefer hay-yirdh, of R. Jonah b. Abraham Gerondi; identical with the tlr "tn Hlayye 'oMld of the same author, of which there is a MS. (Add. 379, No. 2, fol. 74a) in the University Library, Cambridge. (2) Foil. lla-13b. 1litnn1 IlD Sod hat-tfesubdh, by the same author. (3) Foil. 14a-15a. A disquisition (t'1l) on Psalm li. and on the Talmudical reflections upon David's conduct. In it Moses Nachmanides (Ramban) and Rabbenu Nissim are mentioned without the accompanying 7'Y'T, which, if not 16 226 HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. accidental, would show that they were still living in the author's time, and were therefore contemporaries. (4) Foil. 15b-16b. Three sentences (q&t~t), in a later hand, on matters connected with repentance, the Messiah, and linsey-woolsey (t3 'y). Written in the same hand as foll. 5b and 6a of R. 8. 26 (3). R. 8. 26 and 27 are bound in the same volume. R. 8. 35. Small oblong quarto, vellum, except two leaves of paper at the beginning; 69 leaves. 9;Ey The Book of Proverbs, written by Abraham b. Eli b Amur, on Monday, 10 Elul, A.M. 5166 (A.D. 1406). The two leaves at the beginning are written in a later (Sephardic) hand. R. 9. 14. Small folio, paper; 87 leaves. A Hebrew grammar in English, unfinished: apparently the work of a foreign Jew. R. 14. 51. The Assembly's Shorter Catechism, translated into exceedingly bad Hebrew. It is imperfect, and ends with the questions on the Lord's Prayer. Written after 1649, but probably not long after 1652, as there is no mention of the king in the preface, and an expression with regard to the Jews implies that their readmission into England, if it had taken place, could not have been of long standing. R. 14. 61. Folio, vellum; 71 leaves. Ashkenazic hand. Euclid, translated by Jacob b. Machir (Steinschneider, p. 1233). Imperfect, ending with B. ix. prop. 10, which is not finished, HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. 227 wanting, however, only a few words. The MS., as appears from some marginal notes, has been in the possession of a Sephardi. On the second leaf is the name of an owner, Elhanan b. Jacob. Other owners appear to have been Menasseh of Padua (fol. la), Samuel b. Joseph, and Solomon b. Moses of Finzi. It was brought from India by the late Dr. Mill. A note on fol. 2a states that the volume was sold together with a paper copy of the Almagest. At a later period it fetched 22 florins. On a separate leaf, in the handwriting of one of the annotators, the book is said to have been sold for 5~ ducats, in 1478. The following introductory lines of poetry, by the translator, occur on the second leaf, and are worth preserving:6) r hn$ mnn nl In3 'rtn i nr n r wag pinn 6bz y; m ia3 n p D1- m n Dn I=nnn n;^3rnUnn nio 'mr'nl njpv m:n V-1va IV, Int$ -1NaV R. 14. 62. Small quarto, vellum; 113 leaves. Written about 1400, in Rashi character of the Ashkenazo-French school. (1) The p'VD or pp Il~ ni5Db or ' 7lP ' f 'D Sefer migvot qdtdn or qder, the abridgement of the I'=D or Fn~lr 'tb) &in Sefer mivo't gdd6l of R. Moses of Coucy, by R. Isaac b. Joseph of Corbeil. It is also known as lltD 1qD,151 Sefer 'ammide goldh, and under this title was printed at Cremona in 1556, to which edition the MS. on the whole conforms, although the distribution of text and notes is in some cases different. The MS. has two columns on a page, with from 29 to 32 lines in a column. In the handwriting of the original scribe are the notes of R. Perec b. Eliah (S1b). A few notes by a second hand, on the margin, supply, in some places, omitted passages, 228 HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. in others they are apparently the remarks of an anonymous owner. On fol. 55a, col. 1 (fol. 55b of Cremona edition) note 5 of Iilc6t Tefillin, runs thus: p W W \ rwl wvnl r t in 1. n ^a t 't 1 *nI ta ri nt prnn rnaw On fol. 121a, col. 1 (fol. 122b, ed. Crem.), after n~:[t '7 'n1 at the end of Hilct6l yedqdh, we read '%7;rW n t'vS " rPn~ - The Antichristiana are also preserved, e.g. fol. 15a, col. 2. Fourteen leaves are missing at the beginning. The MS. commences;:l:j InMl `S lt W fol. 9b, ed. Crem.) in Hilcoi Tfillah. The following are also wanting: Fol. 41, containing p I '1r llpt~ l * (fol. 40b to fol. 41b note, ed. Crem.). Fol. 48, V-J) lr~, -,^11 '^ ^ * ~ 48b note to fol. 48b). Foll. 57-88, l'1. W hl tr^ m N9 (fol. 57a to fol. 90b). * n1bil iy (fol. Fol. 97, Nt^ r'1 ) p K.~ ' ' v'nt's l n' tlp= (fol. 98b to fol. 99b). Foll. 104, 105, rJ '1: nll in ~*. n al lTil (fol. 105a to fol. 107b) Fol. 116, rnft 0r1t Fol. 131, 1"aWN'2 to fol. 134b note). * * 7}13 Dt W (fol. 117a to fol. 118a) * ". i" i2 p1n Pt (] fol. 133a i The catchword in the MS. is Dfln I. 2 The phraseology of this passage is slightly different in the MS. HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. 229 Fol. 136, yr pp'1 * * ~ n ~ t3 ]' P~n (fol. 138a to fol. 139a). The last quire, containing foll. 153-160, is missing, and the MS. ends '1:,TY V1,1 (fol. 153a), A r being the catchword. The MS. originally consisted of 160 leaves, of which 62 are lost. (2) The rp3 Tasbev, i.e. OPdly ft'W i 3 14 7 n lWbh in allusion to Isai. lviii. 2, and not2 pri i p 2tW 'tihn or 'A ' 11 2 WtY 1: ), contains the sayings, doings, and decisions of R. Meir of Rothenburg, collected by one of his disciples, with the JJ1^;l of R. Pereq. This work is also known under the titles of "ni' X1j and sOli "l~lt:. The new meaning given above to the common abbreviated title is justified by a passage on fol. 2b, col. 1, running thus, J1tr:O 1.:n a:^ nlmW 'l'l *bh DWn fn I n: I ut!sN wsil t:- wp y ] ('bW nKi: ^^ns 1 The phraseology of this passage is slightly different in the MS. 2 In the course of the work (at fol. 4a, cols. 1, 2) the abbreviation Y21w does signify pVl: V: 1WtWW 1 n~n, but the fact of Simson ben CId6q being continually referred to in the third person is a proof that he himself was not the author. On fol. 6b, col. 2, R. Simson, is mentioned as the author's friend, in a passage which is also to be found in the Semaq (fol. 22a, ed. Crem. 1556), where, however, other names occur. In this MS. and in three MSS. in the Cambridge University Library, the authorities referred to are R. Pere9, R. Meir of Rothenburg, and the author himself, who is therefore distinct from R. Sims6n. On fol. 6a, col. 2, etc., the objection raised by R. Meir of Rothenburg to the presence of women during a circumcision in the men's synagogue is signed Meir ben Barfik. This objection is supported by Yequtiel ben M6seh, and both these objections are confirmed by a third authority who signs himself Meir. May not this Meir be the author of the Tasbeq, and identical with R. Meir, the author of the JnIW nll''2? Again, parag. tD ends 3i~ ' nt \t', and is thus referred to a R. Meir distinct from R. Meir of Rothenburg, who is in this MS. always called yi~~n. Perhaps this is the explanation of the postscript to MS. No. 30, described by Steinschneider for Benzian's Catalogue. 3 This word is omitted in the Trin. Coll. MS., but is found in the three MSS. in the Univ. Library. 230 HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. In the heading of the copy of the Tasbgf, MS. Add. 380 (Univ. Libr.) it is said, *)'' Jt N "I: nt Kn V W ur':p ns jw: riKN+ rDt3 pby pawn IN-p V: d31w1 I rin: ]:IFn:rOl Ef t, from which it is clear that, as the title Tasbef was already given by R. Meir, it could not have been formed from the name of R. M4ir's own pupil, Simson ben 9Qd6q, to whom these ]rl'j.2~ might have been addressed, but who could not himself have written them. Fol. 1 is missing, fol. 2 begins in parag. 12, '1t9i f B:1 1~r t11n, and the MS. breaks off at the end of fol. 16, ~'p L, ", in parag. 179. About 3 quires, or 24 leaves are missing, as appears from a collation with with one of the MSS. (Giinzberg) in the Univ. Library. The handwriting of the MS. is the same as that of the Semaq which is bound up with it. R. 15. 53. Folio, vellum; 153 leaves; early 14th century. The first three books of the 'M'lt,t'I of Moses Maimonides, that is, the books?'it (1-30a, col. 2),,21;I (30a, col. 2-82a, col. 2), 1tt (82a. col. 2, to end). The manuscript originally consisted of 22 quires of 8 leaves each, but 23 leaves are lost. It is written in the Rashi character of the Ashkenazo-French school by (HIayylm) Eliezer HasSo6fr, as is indicated on foll. 14b, 34b, 93a, 166b. There are two columns on each page, and from 39 to 47 lines in each column. On comparing the MS. with Giustiniani's printed edition of 1550, we find that it contains the text of Maimonides with the J11 t ~1~.~ composed by (Meir hak-k6hen) one of the disciples of R. M6ir of Rothenburg, though the j.rV by R. Abraham b. David are not given. Even where it coincides with the printed edition, the MS. is in many places more elaborate. It is clear that some parts of the HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. 231 ~n],q were composed during the lifetime of R. Meir, because on foll. 13b. 14b, 20a, 44a, 88a, and many others, the phrase 'I"1 'V' FE 'f e1 occurs (as it does occasionally in the printed edition), whilst in other cases his name is accompanied by i T. After " IT1 Drl rm ^rtt s: it n wl Mn t (Isai. liii. 10) t'Al (Ps. cxxi. 2) ~'. ~' Y the MS. begins W i 7 '1lDn D p (Ps. xxxvi. 11), with which Maimonides commences this book, his preface and summary being omitted by the scribe. It is worthy of remark that JL~Pj^ -j1l *l J n1^-, which end on fol. 158a, col. 1, are followed by njtrn rVn, and these, as usual, by r:D n m: Jll~, which are properly the last in the book, but which are here followed (fol. 166b, col. 2) by t'Ip nil. and 'nT, tinp, so that the MS. ends (Isai. xxxiv. 16) n... ^ t? ah n., to which is added tS< [M~. N: t?n: and DN X 1 i7: (Is. xl. 29, with 1^- prefixed and +1:2D 1 added). But that this arrangement is a mere mistake is proved from fol. 166b, where the scribe enumerates the books in their proper order, apparently under the impression that his work is finished; but finding his error, he proceeds at once to give the missing hcldc6t. At the foot of the last page two births are recorded. The earlier (A.D. 1352) is i.e. Kln1) \lyw 1B NbiP11 -t i bo ar: s1 1v j1pr I rKnn ^tr lp In p&1j l7Vp jn]u *ow j (Gen. xxix. 33 * n lm r poD1n1 'In I= 'al 1&& The second, which is almost faded, is written above the other, and bears the date (t;l) A.D. 1477. 1. The printed Antichristiana are not merely fully preserved in this MS. which has marvellously escaped the hands of the censor, but there are also passages which are not printed by Giustiniani, e.g. in.Hilcot tWsTbdh, iv. (fol. 26b, col. 1) in the 4th clause of the paagraph beginning 1 lfy a: i Mn n: tt tn 3w 'n p2t...... 1.1,~ i,' nn...... 2. There are also nl ant, as well earlier as later, which are not to be found in the printed editions (comp. fol. 73a). 232 HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. 3. Moreover, the readings, as regards the Sephardic Tefillah, are of great value, and their authority is the more undoubted, as the scribe was an Ashkenazi, and consequently would not have inserted any readings of his own. 4. References to prophetic portions of Scripture are given when they are not to be found in their usual place. 5. Names of places are found more correctly written; e.g. fol. 88a, col. 1, the tower in which R. M6ir of Rothenburg was imprisoned is called P'1 (:Wt"r (Wasserburg), instead of p']]lVI (Waschburg) as in the printed edition. 6. The note usually found at the end of 1]et rnl*~l is in the MS. divided, the first part being found at the commencement of the treatise, and the rest at the end. 7. On fol. 142b, there are some important notes in a later hand, and the original scribe makes sense of the absurd topt ]D t 1r'~n n3t1 of the printed text (.ilc6t hdmef fimafdh, iv. 11, ~ 3) by writing ~p lt'. The following is a list of the missing leaves, with their contents, the references being to Giustiniani's edition. Foll. 2-7..r.. Ki * * A.W n.pEy. (wiwct yes6de hatt6rdh, ii. fol. 12a to IHilcot do'6, iii. fol. 17b). Foll. 49-56.?heh wrtI non:'. ttr hV Iamyn (IHilc6t t0fillin etc. i. fol. 50a to Hilc6i sefer t6rah, viii, fol. 56b). Foll. 65-72..:N7.v ww *.. nlrgn gp X1I (Ijilc6i brdc6t, iii. fol. 63b to xi. fol. 69b). Fol. 147. ' 1n nt,j...: nX tainK:p (.sicot hdmets BmaVgdh, viii. fol. 179b to fol. 181a. Fol. 148 begins with the abbreviation 1:i n 'J), the Haggdddh being abridged. R. 15. 54. Quarto, 208 leaves; vellum, except the first fourteen leaves, which are paper, supplied by a later hand. The Hebrew-Samaritan Pentateuch. HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. 233 An acrostic, beginning with Deut i., states that the MS. was written by Ab Nitsanah ben Tsedaqadh ben Yahqob ben Ts'daqah ben Ab Hasdah ben 'Ebed Yeho6wah of the Bene Munis in Egypt, A.H. 887 or A.D. 1482. It was the 29th copy of the Law he had written, and was apparently on the skins of passover lambs; if this be the meaning of the concluding words of the acrostic,'m)r Cqn1: tist h/. According to a note at the end, the MS. was examined and corrected by a certain Yaaqob ben Mattanah, in the month Moharram, A.H. 889, or A.D. 1484. Another note, written by Yefet ben Abraham, and witnessed by Yosef ben Abdu Rahmanah, records the sale of the volume for six silver dinars, in the month of the first Rebla, A.H. 947, A.D. 1540. R. 15. 55. A collection of fragments of the Hebrew-Samaritan Pentateuch. (1) Two leaves of very small 4to., but beautifully written, containing Gen. xviii. 15-xix. 1, and xxvi. 18-xxvii. 3. (2) Two leaves 4to., containing Ex. ix. 8-24, and Ex. xi. 4 -xii. 19. (3) Six leaves 4to., containing Deut. xxx. 16, xxxiii. 7. (4) Two leaves 4to., containing Deut. xxxiii. 9 to the end, and a colophon, which states that the MS. was written by the same scribe who wrote the copy of the Samaritan Pentateuch already described, viz. Ab Nitsanah bar Tsedaqah bar Yaaqob bar Tsedaqah bar Ab Hasdah bar 'Ebed Ychowah of the Bene Munis. It was completed on Thursday, the 26th day of the second Rebia, in the year 874 of the rule of the sons of Ishmael, i.e. A.D. 1469. It was the fifteenth copy of the Law he had written; and a further 16 234 HEBREW AND SAMARITAN MSS. note records the sale of it by the scribe in the same year for eight gold dinars. R. 15. 56. Quarto, vellum; 30 leaves. A fragment of the Samaritan Targum, containing from Ex. xxxix. 22 to Num. iii. 3. Throughout there are glosses, some of which are corrections of errors of the scribe, and others corrections of the translation. As the whole will be printed and edited by the Rev. J. W. Nutt, Fellow of All Souls' College, Oxford, it is unnecessary to give any examples of these. R. 15. 57. 8vo., 164 pages; bad Nestaliq hand. Pp. 7-25. Sefer Yehhs'u el Malik alaihi s saldm. "The Book of the King Joshua, on whom be peace." This is only a short preliminary treatise, containing the history of the expedition of Joshua and Caleb to spy out the land. Begins: P. 26 to the end: Sefer Yehusua ibn Nun we ma jerd laho. The Samaritan version of the history of Joshua, the son of Nun. This is the same work with the Liber Josuam, published by Juynboll (Lugduni Bat: 1848), under the title Chronicon Samaritanum. it THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN GRADUATE LIBRARY DATE DUE I UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 111111 II11111111111111111111111111111 3 9015 03476 0184 DO NOT REMOVE OR MUTILATE CARD 1( A, i?: ii ri: r. r;:";5 iii: n jB: Z Ijl i; s 4 Iri;;8 ilrr;T:$ii iRar;ur M