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RSPA 97
- Record Id:
- 032-004380803
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-004380803
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100169708454.0x000088
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- TEI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- RSPA 97
- Title:
- 1 copy of Sukkurdān al-sulṭān by Ibn Abī Ḥajalah
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian - Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-004380803", "parent" : "#", "text" : "RSPA 97: 1 copy of Sukkurdān al-sulṭān by Ibn Abī Ḥajalah" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-004380803
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-004380803
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- ff.iii+98+iv
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Arabic
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1670
- End Date:
- 1670
- Date Range:
- 1670
- Calendar:
- Hijri-qamari
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Ibn Abī Ḥajalah, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá, 1325-1374 or 5
- Subjects:
- Arabic prose literature--750-1258--History and criticism
- TEI:
-
India Office Library
Jones Collection
Royal Society Arabic and Persian
RSPA 97
Contents
1 copy of Sukkurdān al-sulṭān by Ibn Abī Ḥajalah
Language(s): Arabic
ff. 1v-97rTitle: Sukkurdān al-sulṭānTitle: سكردان السلطانIncipit: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم وهو حسبي ونغم الوكيل الحمد لله الذي انطق الطير بجكمته.Explicit: ما احمر شفق الأصيل ودب *** سواد عارضه الاسمر بخده الاسيلColophon: وافق الفراغ من هذه التسخة ليلة الاثنين المباركه ليلة ساىس عشرين رجب الخير من شهور سنة واحد وثمانين وألف من الخجرة النبوية على صاحيها أفضل الصلاة والسلامOn f1r, Jones has written a note stating that this text was "for the press" indicating a desire to publish it, perhaps.
There are ownership notes on f1r and f98r.
Physical Description
Form: codexMaterial: paperSupport: Strong light brown woven paper.Extent: ff.iii+98+ivDimensions (leaf): 200 × 180 mm.Dimensions (written): 145 × 100 mm.Foliation:European numerals in pencil.
Condition
Extensive worm damage throughout. Supports and guards.
Layout
Columns:1
Written lines: 19
Hand(s)
Very neat black naskh with rubrications.
Decoration
Additions:There are some marginal notes in the scribal hand and occasional highlighting by Jones.
Binding
Standard India Office half leather binding with wine coloured marbled endpapers.
Accompanying Material
History
Origin: 1670-12-09 26_Rajab_1081 AH; 9 December 1670 CE ; IndiaProvenance and Acquisition
RSPA 1-118 were presented to the Royal Society in January 1792 by Sir William and Lady Jones. This manuscript was presented by Lady Jones.
The Royal Society's collection of 280 Persian and Arabic, and 86 Sanskrit manuscripts were transferred to the India Office Library in 1876.
1876
India Office Library
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on E. Denison Ross and E. G. Browne, Catalogue of two collections of Persian and Arabic manuscripts preserved in the India Office Library (London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1902), p. 66 no. XCVIIAvailability
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