King's Pote 145 (King's College Library, King's College Cambridge)

Pote Collection

Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Ḥalbat al-Kumayt.

Author: Nawājī, Muḥammad ibn Ḥasan, 1386-1455 النواجي، محمد بن حسن، 788-859 هـ

Language(s): Arabic

Colophon details: Date: Friday 11 Jumādā I 996 / 8 Apr 1588 Scribe: Ilyās ibn Abī Bakr الياس بن ابى بكر .

Note concerning manuscript: First 3 folios: a preface containing a table of contents. Final folio: a chart with leap years.

Note concerning work: Anthology of poems about wine.

References

Browne no. 414

Palmer no. 145

Geschichte der arabischen Literatur C. Brockelmann 1892-1902 (2 vols. plus supplements) GAL II.56; GAL Supp. II.56

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: c. 200 folios.

Dimensions (leaf): 23 × 14 cm.

Dimensions (written): 15.5 × 9 cm.

Foliation: Neither foliated nor paginated.

Condition

Worm and water damage. Some repairs to the worm damage.

Layout

21 lines per page.

Ruled in gold, black and red. Rubrications in red.

Hand(s)

Script: naskh. Quality: Beautiful. Scribe: Ilyās ibn Abī Bakr الياس بن ابى بكر.

Additions:

F.7: a partially erased seal dated 1065.

Binding

Reddish brown plain leather, Indian style. Marbled paper doublures. Condition: The upper board is detached, the lower board is loose. In need of repair. Dimensions: 22.5 × 14 × 3 cm. Unboxed. Polier's number: 324.

History

Origin: Friday 11 Jumādā I 996 AH; 8 Apr 1588 CE

Provenance and Acquisition

The "Pote Collection" arrived in England from India in 1790 and was divided between the Colleges of Eton and King's, Cambridge, with the first half alphabetically going to King's. Both halves of the collection are now housed in Cambridge University Library on permanent loan. Most if not all of the manuscripts had previously been owned by Colonel Antoine-Louis Henri Polier (1741–1795).

Gift of Edward Ephraim Pote (d.1832) in 1788.

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on E. G. Browne, "A supplementary hand-list of the Muhammadan manuscripts, including all those written in the Arabic character, preserved in the Library of the University of Cambridge", Cambridge, 1922 and E. H. Palmer, "Catalogue of the oriental manuscripts in the library of King's College, Cambridge", J.R.A.S. v.3 (1867), pp.105-131 enhanced with additional descriptions and corrections by Shiva Mihan.

Availability

All manuscripts of the Pote Collection are on permanent loan at Cambridge University Library. Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card for admissions procedures consult Cambridge University Library. Contact near_eastern@lib.cam.ac.uk for further information on the availability of this manuscript

Union Catalogue of Manuscripts from the Islamicate World