MS. Rawlinson Or. 8 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts Rawlinson Oriental Collection
Contents
A composite MS containing a work on the history of the Prophets, and 3 works on lexicography.
ff. 1-245
Title: Qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʼ
A Turkish translation of the Kitāb Badʼ al-dunyā wa-qiṣaṣ al-anbiyāʼ of Kisāʼī, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh, 11th cent.
Language(s): Arabic, Turkish
References
GAL I 350
Fols. 246-261
Title: Tuḥfah-’i Shāhidī
Title: Lughat-i Shāhidī
Title: تحفۀ شاهدی
Title: لغت شاهدی
Language(s): Persian
References
ff. 281b-311b
Language(s): Arabic, Persian
References
Appendix Lexicography
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: ff. 311
History
Origin: Undated.
Provenance and Acquisition
The collections of Richard Rawlinson, d. 1755.
The Rawlinson bequest entered the Bodleian Library in 1756.
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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Funding of Cataloguing
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