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Subject(s)

• Astrology [Browse]
• Lunar eclipses [Browse]
• Islamic calendar—Tables [Browse]
• Calender, Iranian—Tables [Browse]
• Calendar, Julian—Tables [Browse]

Summary note

Text is an astrological work for the year 1220, and has been classified as "A brief list of essential rules concerning one's fortune in the year." "An astrological work prepared by the Head of the Astronomers Muḥammad Ṣadiq." "Written in honor of the 19th year [sic] of the reign of Sultan Salim III, of Turkey, 1203-1222 (1789-1807). It is divided into three parts: In the first part the rules are given according to the seasons. In the second part a daily description is given from Muharram 1220 until the end of that year. There is a comparative table of days and months: Muslim (Arab), Christian (Rumi) and Persian (Busūj)."

Notes

• Caption title.
• Introduction on f. 1b.
• Calendar range: 19 Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1219 - 1 Muḥarram 1221.
• Ms. on glazed paper. Text area measures 290 x 198 mm.; written area measures 222 x 143 mm. Modern binding. Gold borders and points; rubrics and keywords in gold, red, green, orange and blue ink. Rest of text in black.
• Incipit, p. [2]: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله الذى لم يزل انوار اسى اره بازغة في مظاهر الوجود واقلام قدرته راقمة ... وبعد عنايت ازليه ربانيه ...
• Explicit, p. [28]: معظم تأثيرى ليلۀ خوفدن الشمس طقوزكون مرطر نده اوله والله تعالى علم بحقيقة الامور وهو عليم يذاتآلصدور ...

Language note

Turkish in Arabic script.

Provenance

846643. F. 2a "7-7-38 f. s. van Lennep 5.00 MS2070.5696.349."

OCLC

123012961

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