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Or 13413
- Record Id:
- 032-003463704
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003463704
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100086903540.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 13413
- Title:
- Mecmua - مجموعه
- Scope & Content:
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A mecmua containing 10 works in both Arabic and Ottoman Turkish.
(1) (3v-60r) An Arabic-language text entitled ʿAkhlaṣ al-khāliṣah on salvation authored by ʾAlī bin Maḥmūd al-Badakhshānī. Folios 3v-4v contain a fihrist of the work.
(2) (61v-83r) Vesiletü'l-meram, a treatise on aspects of the methods of Sufism for new initiates by Şeyh İsmail Hakkı of Bursa (d. 1137 AH / 1725).
(3) (84v-124v) Kitab-i Silsile, ey Silsiletü't-tarikat ül-Celvetiye, also known as the Silsilename-yi Celveti, an account of the Şeyhs of the Celveti Sufi order and their spiritual genealogy, with excursus on aspects of Sufism, authored by İsmail Hakkı of Bursa. Similar texts can be found in Or. 7578, Or. 8725 and, Or. 12171.
(4) (125v-126v) Sofya Müftisi Çerkeszade Efendi Hazretlerinin istihraçleridir: predictions of events to come in the year 1151 AH / 1738-9 CE made through the science of cefr (onomancy; divination by a subject's given name) by Çerkeszade Efendi, Mufti of Sofia. The text is in Arabic with explanations in Turkish.
(5) (126v) A chronogram riddle in verse by Ragıp Paşa.
(6) (127r) Medicinal recipes excerpted from a treatise.
(7) (127v-140r) Habname-i Veysi Efendi. The Habname or Vakıaname of Veysi (d. 1037 AH / 1627-28 CE), a summary account of great revolutions in world history, in the form of a dream.
(8) (141v-150v) Kiyafetü'l-vakıt, a treatise on the mukantarat, or circles attached to the quadrant, and their use, by Mustafa ibn-i Ali el-Muvakkıt, timekeeper of the Selimiye Mosque (c. 1525-50).
(9) (151v-160v) Teshilü'l-mikat, a treatise on the rub'-i müceyyep, or sinuated quadrant, and its use, also by the aforementioned Mustafa ibn-i Ali el-Muvakkıt, timekeeper of the Selimiye Mosque (c. 1525-50).
(10) (161r-162r) An Arabic-language text entitled Risālat dār namʾah about the mukantarat, or circles attached to the quadrant, and their use, by Mustafa ibn-i Ali el-Muvakkıt, timekeeper of the Selimiye Mosque (c. 1525-50).
The entire codex was likely copied in the late 18th century. Folios 1r and 2r contain partially effaced graffiti in different hands from that of the main text.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
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- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003463704
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003463704
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- Codex, 162 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
Turkish, Ottoman - Scripts:
- Arabic (nastaliq Variant)
- Start Date:
- 1700
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- late 18th century
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials : Paper
Dimensions : 214 mm x 157 mm
Foliation : Western, with incorrect numbering due to skipping of blank folios; Ottoman in text 1
Ruling : Text boxes not present, text area 178 mm x 87 mm
Script : Ta'lik
Ink : Black ink with red catchwords and titles
Binding : contemporary reddish-brown morocco binding with British Museum label affixed to the back cover
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased from Osman Bey Mevlevi in March 1973.
- Finding Aids:
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For text 2 see Hadikatu'l-cevami II 206 ff; IA V 1114f; OM I 28 f as well as VOHD XIII/2 pp 105-6.
For text 3, see VOHD XIII/4, pp. 134-5.
For text 7, see CTMBM p. 28 (Add MS 19508).
For text 8 see CTMBM, p. 121 (Add MS 7892, II).
For text 9 see CTMBM, p. 121 (Add MS 7892, I).
- Publications:
- Text 3 was printed in Istanbul in 1291 AH / 1874-5 CE.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- İsmail Hakkı, Bursalı, b 1653-d 1724
- Places:
- Sofia, Bulgaria
- Related Material:
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Text 2 can also be found at Or 11010 text II.
Text 3 can also be found in Or 7578, Or 8725 text I, Or 12171, and Or 12758.
Text 7 can also be found at Or 6909 text II, Or 7239, Or 7477, Or 8042 text VI, Or 8728 text IV, and Add MS 5989 text III.
Text 8 can also be found at Or 12094 and Add MS 7892 text III.
- Related Archive Descriptions:
- Add MS 5989
Or 11010
Or 12094
Or 12171
Or 12758
Or 16125
Or 6909
Or 7239
Or 7477
Or 7578
Or 8042
Or 8725
Or 8728