Details

Subject(s)

• Muḥammad Prophet -632—Poetry—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• محمد، النبي، -632 [Browse]
• Geography, Arab—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Turkish—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Summary note

A poem in praise of the Prophet Muhammad, describing his personal appearance and character. The poem was composed in 1007 H [1598 or 1599] as stated in the last line (fol. 24a). Text is followed by charts showing the distances of 97 cities from Istanbul on fol. 24b-29b.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Title from fol. 1b.
• Physical description: 17 lines per page; written in neat naskh in black on glazed, laid European paper. Text and columns framed in red. Crude silver illumination on fol. 1b-2a; ʻunwān has been cut away and replaced with plain paper. Rubrication and catchwords. Occasional damp staining and smudging; in good condition.
• Incipit: بسمليله ايده لم فتح كلام * فتح اولا تا بو معماى بنام

With

With: Fi beyan ıl-akalim is-sebʼa.

Binding note

Three-quarter leather with marbled paper covers.

Language note

Ottoman Turkish.

Provenance

Acquired from Abraham Shalom Yahuda, 1942.

Source acquisition

Gift; Robert Garrett (Class of 1897), 1942.

References

• Rieu, C. Catalogue of the Turkish manuscripts in the British museum, 257
• Özege, M.S. Eski harflerle, 7631

Other title(s)

• Fi beyan ıl-akalim is-sebʼa.
• فى بىان الاقالىم السبعة.

OCLC

841379230

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