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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Or 17004

1. Or 17004

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 17004
Title:
Codex
Scope & Content:
As series of petitions and administrative documents, some of which appear to be from the Kaymakam of the Kaza of Kūt al-Amārah in present day Iraq. The administrative documents and petitions contain dates that range from 1306-1324 according to the Rumi calendar, while a solitary Persian letter...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Persian, and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
mid 17th century-early 20th century
Extent:
14 documents, 21 ff

2. Or 17004A

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 17004A
Title:
[Persian Letter]
Scope & Content:
A Persian letter written in exceptionally cursive Nastaᵓliq addressed to a Mr. Henry Kerry (?). The letter complains of the false information provided by a third individual to Mr. Kerry regarding the attitude of the writer to the addressee. The body of the correspondence makes mentions of severa...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Persian
Date Range:
1065
Extent:
1 text, 1 f

3. Or 17004B

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 17004B
Title:
[Petition from Ottoman Basra]
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Armenian, Hebrew, and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1279
Extent:
1 text, 1 f

4. Or 17004C

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 17004C
Title:
[Ottoman administrative document]
Scope & Content:
An Ottoman administrative document addressed to Huzur-i Sami (?) Cenab Vilayetpenahi and dated 9 Mart 1317 of the Rumi calendar (9 March 1900). The document relates previous petitions made to the Aziziye Regency (?). The verso contains further explanation of the petition in a different hand and...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1317
Extent:
1 text, 1 f

5. Or 17004D

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 17004D
Title:
[Ottoman Administrative Document]
Scope & Content:
An Ottoman administrative document addressed to Huzur Rasım Sufur (?) Hazret Vilayetpenahi. A petition sent from the Jewish community of the Qız Ali Mahalle, Eliahi Yusuf, regarding a dispute with another individual in Basra. A decision on the matter is included on the verso, with various cert...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1317
Extent:
1 text, 1 f

6. Or 17004E

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 17004E
Title:
[Ottoman Administrative Document]
Scope & Content:
A fragment of an Ottoman administrative document recorded in a hand similar to those of the other documents in this collection. The document requests a decision to reverse (?) a decision made by a Seyyit Şaker Efendi, taken on date of Seyit Abdülvehhab of the Grand Mosque's passing, in favour of...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
Late 19th century
Extent:
1 text, 1 f

7. Or 17004F

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 17004F
Title:
[Ottoman Administrative Document]
Scope & Content:
A report about a bandit (eşkiya) in the Hin (?) Region and the resulting theft of property, as well as complaints about security on some routes in the region. The complaint contains two stamps - one 1 Piastre (purple) and one 1 Kuruş (mauve) - each of which has been overwritten with a date and...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1322
Extent:
1 text, 1 f

8. Or 17004G

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 17004G
Title:
[Ottoman Administrative Complaints]
Scope & Content:
A collection of complaints or petitions relating to expenditures, including two addressed envelopes. Both envelopes (ff. 3 and 8) are addressed to Huzur-i Sami Hazret-i Vilayetpenahi. Folio 3v also bears an inked cancellation (?) stamp in both Ottoman Turkish and French with the words Kiout-ul-A...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1324
Extent:

Codex, 8 folios

9. Or 17004H

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 17004H
Title:
[Report on sheep duties]
Scope & Content:
A report on sheep duties to be collected for the Mandali (Mendelî) Kazası region among various tribes settled about the Tigris addressed to Huzur-i Sami Hazret-i Vilayetpenahi. It makes specific mention of the individuals Farhan Helil, Mancal, Hubûl, Acemi, Thabīt, Jāsim al-Dawḥi, Şindûx and Ghā...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1312
Extent:
1 text, 1 f

10. Or 17004I

Reference (shelfmark):
Or 17004I
Title:
[Complaint about sheep in Dim Kazası]
Scope & Content:
A letter requesting the recapture of some 500 sheep from Dim Kazası while on their way to an island in Samarra Kazası by members of the Shammar tribe. The claimant is requesting return of the sheep or compensation for them. The original complaint is dated 10 Şubat 1317 (10 February 1901) and c...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Armenian and Turkish, Ottoman
Date Range:
1317
Extent:
1 text, 1 f