MS. S. Digby Or. 191 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Simon Digby Oriental Collection
Contents
A treatise on Geomancy [ʻilm al-raml] in 2 maqālahs.
Title: [Risālah-ʼi raml]
Title: [رسالۀ رمل]
Incipit: ربی یسر بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم وتمم بالخیر الحمد لله رب العالمین والصلوة علی رسوله محمد وآله اجمعين اضعف العباد ناصر ابن جبل بن محمود باشارت خداوند سيد السادات سيد حسينى على العلوى دام الله ملكه اين كتاب مختصر در قلم آورده
Explicit: در خانه شانزدهم و ليل كند كه عاقبت كار نيكو بود ان شاالله تعالى
Colophon: كاتبه فقير حقير پر تقصیر کنه‌کار امیدوار عفو پروردکار ذره‌وس اله بخش المعروف بتاريخ بيست و يكم جمادى الآخر سنه ۱١۲۴ هجرى ٮم ٮم ٮم ٮم ٮم ٮم ٮم ٮم ٮم
Appears to be a complete copy but misbound with some repetition.
fol. 1a contains the words 'intikhāb-i rabbānī' written twice.
viii flyleaves at beginning and fols. 35b and 36b contain magic squares and notes of a geomantic and astrological nature.
Language(s): Persian
References
Cf. Storey II.iii, p.487 no. 38- 9.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 23.3 × 14.5 cm.
Dimensions (written): 16.5 × 8.5 cm.
Layout
10
Hand(s)
Nastaʻlīq.Ilāh Baksh
Binding
Tan leather over boards with gilt border lines and six gilt bands on spine.
History
Origin: 21st Jumādā II 1124. AH; 26th July 1712. CE
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Mr. Simon Digby.
Donated to the Bodleian Libraries by the Trustees of the Simon Digby Memorial Charity, April 2015.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on handlist of Simon Digby with additional enhancements by the Fihrist team.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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