King's Pote 249 (King's College Library, King's College Cambridge)
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Contents
Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Sullam al-ʿUlūm (“Ladder of Sciences”) with commentary (Maʾraj al-ʿUlūm). 1 copy of Risālah min ʿAllāqah Sharḥ Sullam.1.Title: سلم العلومLanguage(s): ArabicColophon details: Date: Undated Scribe: Ḥāfiẓ Muḥammad Saʿādat Allāh Khān Jalsīrī حافظ محمد سعادت الله خان جلسيرى .
Colophon further notes: The same scribe penned King's 137(2) and King's 67.
References
Geschichte der arabischen Literatur C. Brockelmann 1892-1902 (2 vols. plus supplements) GAL II.420-1; GAL Supp. II.6222.Author: Qawām al-dīn قوام الدينTitle: رسالة من علاقة شرح سلمLanguage(s): ArabicColophon details: Date: Sunday 13 Shaʿbān 1200 / 11 Jun 1786 Scribe: Ḥāfiẓ Muḥammad Saʿādat Allāh Khān Jalsīrī حافظ محمد سعادت الله خان جلسيرى .
Colophon further notes: The same scribe penned King's 137 and King's 67.
References
Physical Description
Form: codexExtent: c. 180 + c. 14 folios = c. 194 folios.Dimensions (leaf): 23.8 × 13.5 cm.Dimensions (written): 18 × 10 cm.Foliation: Neither foliated nor paginated.Layout
13 lines per page.
Ruled in double red with a blue outer. Rubrications in red. Catchwords.
Hand(s)
Script: Indian nastaʿlīq. Scribe: Ḥāfiẓ Muḥammad Saʿādat Allāh Khān Jalsīrī حافظ محمد سعادت الله خان جلسيرى.
Binding
Marbled paper on suede with a suede spine, European style. Plain paper doublures (watermarked: L with CV and inverted V). Dimensions: 24.5 × 15.8 × 3 cm. Unboxed. Polier's number: 627.
History
Origin: Undated. Sunday 13 Shaʿbān 1200 AH; 11 Jun 1786 CEProvenance 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
Funding of Cataloguing
King's College Cambridge
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