An Arabic-language petition from the Ottoman Vilayet of Basra complaining of the state of municipal services and the general security situation in the region. The signatories state their commitment to the Ottoman Empire and its well-being before enunciating the various ills affecting the Vilayet...
A collection of typewritten and handwritten/hand-drawn materials relating to Mr. Ian MacPherson's trip to western Crimea in 1927. ff. 1-34, f. 47 : A collection of rubbings of tamghalar or stone inscriptions from various locations in Yevpatoria (Kezlev in Crimean Tatar). The rubbings are number...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, Hebrew, Russian, and Turkish, Ottoman
'Short commentary according to the simple sense' (from folio 1a). Original commentary on the Torah (Pentateuch) by Rabbi (Hakham) Ezra Ruben Dangoor of Baghdad, incorporating interpretations from classical and modern Jewish commentators. Notebook 1: folios 1 - 14; on Genesis 1:1 - 2:9 (Pericop...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Hebrew
Date Range:
1926-1930
Extent:
11 notebooks covering the biblical book of Genesis