MS. Pococke 153 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Pococke Collection
Contents
3 works by 3 authors on the subjects of Qasidas, Arabic poetry, and Arabic literature
1. ff. 1r-32v
A dīwān, lacking beginning
Authorship given by H. Khal., who also supplies the death date. Both he and this MS. read Hilālī, not Khallālī as Brock.
Language(s): Arabic
References
GAL II 55
[UAM. 1283 (1), with corrig. Nicoll. p. 617]
3. ff. 109v-179v
Title: Fragments in verse and prose
?Any connection with the Safīnat al-durar, an anthology of verse and prose by al-Ṣāliḥī (S2 pp. 54, 55), the author of (1) in this MS.? cf. Wien 420 (anon.) and BM Suppl. 1147
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Miscellaneous
[UAM. 1283 (3)]
Physical Description
Form: codex
32 ff. 77 ff. 71 ff.
History
Origin: n.d. 1620 CE n.d.
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Edward Pococke, d. 1691.
Purchased by the Bodleian Library in 1692.
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on the Bodleian Library's public card index of Arabic manuscripts with additional enhancements by the OCIMCO project team.
Availability
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