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Or 17004
- Record Id:
- 032-003469333
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003469333
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100090396841.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 17004
- Title:
-
Codex
- Scope & Content:
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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 of complaint dates from 1065 AH.
The items are exceptionally fragile and some are only fragmentary.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003469333", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 17004: Codex" },{ "id" : "033-003469335", "parent" : "032-003469333", "text" : "Or 17004A: [Persian Letter]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "033-003469354", "parent" : "032-003469333", "text" : "Or 17004B: [Petition from Ottoman Basra]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "033-003469397", "parent" : "032-003469333", "text" : "Or 17004C: [Ottoman administrative document]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "033-003469402", "parent" : "032-003469333", "text" : "Or 17004D: [Ottoman Administrative Document]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "033-003469418", "parent" : "032-003469333", "text" : "Or 17004E: [Ottoman Administrative Document]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "033-003469420", "parent" : "032-003469333", "text" : "Or 17004F: [Ottoman Administrative Document]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "033-003469431", "parent" : "032-003469333", "text" : "Or 17004G: [Ottoman Administrative Complaints]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "033-003469437", "parent" : "032-003469333", "text" : "Or 17004H: [Report on sheep duties]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "033-003469443", "parent" : "032-003469333", "text" : "Or 17004I: [Complaint about sheep in Dim Kazası]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "033-003469467", "parent" : "032-003469333", "text" : "Or 17004J: [Petition for cancellation of fees]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "033-003469468", "parent" : "032-003469333", "text" : "Or 17004K: [Ottoman Petition]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "033-003469474", "parent" : "032-003469333", "text" : "Or 17004L: [Ottoman Petition]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "033-003469499", "parent" : "032-003469333", "text" : "Or 17004M: [Ottoman Petition]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "033-003469501", "parent" : "032-003469333", "text" : "Or 17004N: [Ottoman Petition Regarding the Sharᵓiyah Court of Baghdad]" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003469333
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Contains:
- Or 17004A : [Persian Letter]
Or 17004B : [Petition from Ottoman Basra]
Or 17004C : [Ottoman administrative document]
Or 17004D : [Ottoman Administrative Document]
Or 17004E : [Ottoman Administrative Document]
Or 17004F : [Ottoman Administrative Document]
Or 17004G : [Ottoman Administrative Complaints]
Or 17004H : [Report on sheep duties]
Or 17004I : [Complaint about sheep in Dim Kazası]
Or 17004J : [Petition for cancellation of fees]
Or 17004K : [Ottoman Petition]
Or 17004L : [Ottoman Petition]
Or 17004M : [Ottoman Petition]
Or 17004N : [Ottoman Petition Regarding the Sharᵓiyah Court of Baghdad]
Click here to View / search full list of parts of Or 17004 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003469333
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Or 17004
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 14 documents, 21 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
Persian
Turkish, Ottoman - Scripts:
- Arabic
Arabic (nastaliq Variant) - Start Date:
- 1654
- End Date:
- 1906
- Date Range:
- mid 17th century-early 20th century
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Place of Origin:
- Iraq
- Access:
- Unavailable as awaiting conservation
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials : Paper; one item on blotting paper
Dimensions : Various dimensions
Foliation : Western
Ruling : No text boxes, text areas of various sizes
Script : Rık’a, Nastaᵓliq
Ink : Black and red ink, occasional gold sprinkling
Binding : Unbound
- Custodial History:
- Most items contain the seals and names of officials who signed them.
- Source of Acquisition:
- Found in department.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Places:
- Kut Al-Amarah, Middle East, Asia
Ottoman Empire, Africa/Asia/Europe