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EAP609/4/1
- Record Id:
- 040-003382090
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003382089
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100049608790.0x000017
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- EAP609/4/1
- Title:
- Kitab al-Awrad
- Scope & Content:
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Prayers to ward off various illnesses and other calamities. On title page there is a note in English: "This Kitab Awrad was written by Baba Ounus Saldin, bin Kapitan Saldin, July 1904. Some of the material is in Gundal script.
Physical characteristics of original material: Black cloth cover. Red and black ink used. Some notes in pencil. Dimensions: L 15 W 11 H 0.6. Note saying it was restitched and bound on 13 May 1954. Extent and format of original material: manuscript, 136 folios. Custodial history: The book belonged to Muhamed Muinaldeen (son of B.O. Saldin). There is a signature and date 5 August 1923. Translated into English by N.D. Carim of Wellawatte, 9 Feb 1946 (four pages in Carim’s handwriting found at the end, including a few notes in Tamil). Mrs Musafer received the book from her mother – Jamila Amith – who possibly got it from her grand-uncle. Originally belonged to her grandmother Tuan Safiya Akbar (B.O. Saldin’s daughter) and then to her (Mrs Musafer’s) mother, Jamila. Owner of original material: Narome Musafer
- Collection Area:
- Endangered Archives Programme
- Project / Collection:
- Digitising Malay writing in Sri Lanka
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003382089
040-003382090 - Is part of:
- EAP609/4 : Narome Musafer Collection
EAP609/4/1 : Kitab al-Awrad - Hierarchy:
- 032-003382089[0001]/040-003382090
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: EAP609/4
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 143 TIFF images
- Digitised Content:
- https://eap.bl.uk/archive-file/EAP609-4-1
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
English
Malay
Tamil - Scripts:
- Arabic
Latin
Tamil - Start Date:
- 1904
- End Date:
- 1904
- Date Range:
- 1904
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Access is for research purposes only
- Administrative Context:
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Date of digitisation: May 2013
- Information About Originals:
- Locations of original files: Colombo
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)