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1. Or 9649, ff 11v-13r

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Or 9649, ff 11v-13r
Title:
Ṣan‘at al-juljul صنعة الجلجل Mūrisṭus مورسطس
Scope & Content:
Treatise on the construction of a rattling instrument called the juljul (الجلجل), which produces distressing (شجيّة) sounds. The instrument, which is oval in shape and made of copper and glass, is said to have been made in ancient Egypt by a certain Sā‘āṭis (ساعاطس القديم في بلاد مصر العتيقة; f....
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:

Ff. 11v-13r

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