IO Islamic 4050 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

Treatise on the occult interpretation of letters and words, and their status in the light of ethical and religious doctrines

Work organised into 8 bāb

Author’s name is obscure, but may be indicated on folio 372v as Fattāḥī

Incomplete, ending abruptly on f. 377v

Not dated and lacking a colophon

Identified on title page (f. 370v) as the work of Sirāj al-Dīn Yaʿqūb al-Sakkākī, possibly by William Irvine

Treatise on the occult interpretation of letters and words, with lengthy invocations to heavenly angels and daemons, as well as astrological observations and magical incantations

Begins on folio 378r as if following on from part A on folio 377v, but this is a distinctive work, different in style, content, and layout

Text ends abruptly on f. 400v

Diagrams

Annotations on folio 401 containing unrelated magical formulae

Large holes on almost every folio

Poorly preserved, with overlay of tissue and silk gauze

Treatise on the medical uses of food and drink identified in an inscription at the beginning as Tarkībāt az Kitā[b]-i ʿuqūl-i ʿashr

Partially dated 22 Jum. II 1250 faṣlī

Additional notes at end

Lower half heavily stained