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Or 11933
- Record Id:
- 032-003907698
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003907698
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100122666255.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 11933
- Title:
- Burhan-i Kifaye - برهان الكفايه
- Scope & Content:
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This volume contains an Ottoman Turkish translation of a detailed treatise on astrology by Muḥammad Sharīf Bakrī that, according to Storey, was likely composed in the 12th century CE. The name of the translator, Abdülaziz, appears on f 12v where he states that he is private physician, presumably to Mustafa III (reigned 1757-73 CE), to whom the work is dedicated.
The text consists of 5 ebvap subdivided into numerous fusul. There is a table of contents at the beginning (ff 1v-10v).
On the basis of a work with the same title (likely spurious), the author has been incorrectly given on the spine as 'Abu Saᶜīd Aḥmad b. Muḥ al-Sanjarī’.
The text contains a single unvan.
This manuscript is undated, but was likely copied in the 19th century CE.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003907698", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 11933: Burhan-i Kifaye - برهان الكفايه" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003907698
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003907698
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 text, 318 ff
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Turkish, Ottoman
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1899
- Date Range:
- 19th century
- Calendar:
- Gregorian
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials : Paper
Foliation : European, 318 ff
Dimensions: 212 mm x 138 mm
Script : Nesih
- Source of Acquisition:
- Purchased by the British Museum in 1949.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- Astrology--Early works to 1800
- Places:
- Ottoman Empire, Africa/Asia/Europe
- Related Material:
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For a copy of the Persian original of this work, see Or 11037 (dated 1129 AH/1716-17 CE).
For more information on the author, see Storey, Vol. II, pt. I, p. 48. Information on the erroneous attribution of the work can also be found at Storey, p. 39.