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Or 6473, f 275v
- Record Id:
- 040-003390281
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003390254
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100050844036.0x000077
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100153932845.0x000008
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 6473, f 275v
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
- A list of the ten companions of Prophet Muḥammad, stating after each that they encompassed both the hidden and the manifest knowledge (a Sufi-derived concept). The writer states that "we heard it from our sheikh al-Ḥajj Gasama". This is presumably the same figure referred to at other points of this volume as al-Ḥajj Sālim al-Zaghāwī al-Gasamī.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- West African Arabic Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003390254
040-003390281 - Is part of:
- Or 6473 : Collection of Arabic works from the Senegambian region I
Or 6473, f 275v : A list of the ten companions of Prophet Muḥammad, stating after each that they encompassed both the hidden and the… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003390254[0027]/040-003390281
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Or 6473
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 f
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100144036871.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- Arabic
- Scripts:
- Arabic
- Start Date:
- 1800
- End Date:
- 1904
- Date Range:
- Early 19th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Material: rough white paper, closely spaced chain lines, watermark lines every 3cm, Royal Coat of Arms watermark.
Dimensions: approximately 200mm × 160mm.
Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencil.
Script: medium Central Sudanic hand, some vocalisation, catchwords n/a.
Ink: black.
Ruling: no margin lines, 15 lines on one page.
Binding: British Library binding, 1905. Originally loose-leaf
Condition: Complete work.
Marginalia: some, Arabic
- Arrangement:
- bound
- Administrative Context:
- Place of origin: West Africa
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)