Details

Subject(s)

• Arabic poetry—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Arabic—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Poetry [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• poetry [Browse]

Summary note

Text consists of 32 satirical poems, three of which are attributed to Khālid ibn Zuhayr, a cousin of the author. Text on f. 32 and on the verso of f. 23 has been crossed out with one exception; text is written on side "a" of leaves only.

Notes

• Poems.
• Title from colophon.
• Leaves 33-36 blank.
• On cover: 676.
• At upper right on f.1: Nūmirā 14.
• Ms. in a modern hand in pencil on unglazed paper. 20.4 x 15.3 cm. Text unvocalized. No catchwords; very few marginal notes.
• Paper is mass produced stock lined in blue. Slightly acidic; some discoloration. Several leaves dog eared. Slight discoloration.
• Binding is red craft paper. Soft cover.
• Incipit:قال ابو ذؤيب ابا الصرم من اسماء حدثك الذى جرى بيننا يوم استقلت ركابها ...
• Explicit:... وان [؟] نائيا عنه فانى /فرحت بانه غبن البياعا
• Colophon:تم شعر ابي ذؤيب الهذلي.

Provenance

AM 14941. Purchased from Inkilap, Istanbul, Turkey, May 1, 1953.

OCLC

122958788

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