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Several fragments of tales, the first and longest being the story of al-Nimr and Kaʻān.
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- Publisher
- Mawṣil, [18th century?]
- People
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- Related Name
- Princeton University. Library. Manuscript. Islamic Manuscripts, Garrett no. 26L
- Language
- Arabic
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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
- Publisher
- Mawṣil, [18th century?]
- Language
- Arabic
- Date Created
- 1700-1799
- Format
- Manuscript
- 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.
Discovery Information
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 318
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Princeton’s Holdings of the al-Madani Library
- Manuscripts of the Islamic World
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/f56c8f9b-c62f-4c71-a96d-434921b6091b/manifest