MS Arabic 660 (Wellcome Collection, Wellcome Trust)
Manuscripts in Arabic
Contents
Miscellany of Qurʾānic verses, Ḥadīths, poetry and talismanic formulas
Title: A miscellany of invocations and Qurʾānic verses, Ḥadīths, poetic verses, jurisprudent texts, biographies of virtuous individuals and talismanic recipes and tables
Incipit: (basmala) f.1r.2 بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
Incipit: f.1r.3 روي في بعض الاخبار انهم كاںوا يدعون بهذه الادعية ثم لم ينساهن فمن داوم عليها فرح قلبه
Explicit: (ending) f.197r.24 واتت قومها باء فضل مما ، حملت قبل مريم العذراءُ
Language(s): Arabic
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 197 ff.
Foliation: Foliation in pencil, European; catchwords present.
Additions:
- Talismanic tables and symbols f. 14v.
Binding
Paper boards; embossed brown/red leather cover (missing on front side); natural-colour headbands.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Wellcome Library accession number: 65969