Item Summary

Several fragments of tales, the first and longest being the story of al-Nimr and Kaʻān.

Descriptive Information

Title
[Fragments of Arabic folktales].
Call Number
Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 26L
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dcx920g8848
Language
Arabic
Date Created
1700-1799
Extent
156 leaves : paper ; 205 x 150 (165 x 110) mm bound to 205 x 163 mm.
Provenance
Seal impression (fol. 132a). Acquired from Brill, Leyden, A.D. 1904.
Source Acquisition
Gift ; Robert Garrett, Class of 1897 ; 1942.
References
Hitti, P. Garrett Coll., 745.
Rights Statement
Copyright Not Evaluated
Notes
Ms. codex.
Title supplied by cataloger.
MS has a number of missing folios and loose leaves. Foliation is based on current organization of the folios, and may not be correct.
Collation: Paper ; fol. 156 ; catchwords ; modern foliation in pencil using Western numerals.
Layout: 14-28 lines per page.
Description: Written in different hands ; watermarks (a few pages have anchor) ; MS in poor condition; decayed and defective.
Origin: Probably from XVIIIth century. Written by ʻAbd Allāh ibn Mullā Jāmī Amīn in Bilād Mawṣil (fol. 156b).
Beginning: ... تعالى بمنه وكرمه وهو حليم لا يعجل قيض تمره فوردت الماء
Colophon: تمت كتبه في بلاد موصل تمت علي يد عبد الله بن ملا جامي امين تمت
Binding Note
Later? type III (without flap) binding in dark brown leather. Blind-stamped mandorla and blind-tooled edging. Marble paper pastedowns. Spine has been replaced with wide strip of leather.

Physical Characteristics

File Count
318

Institutional Information

Collection
Manuscripts of the Islamic World
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/f56c8f9b-c62f-4c71-a96d-434921b6091b/manifest