IO Islamic 4082 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)
Irvine Collection
Divination by letters, treatise
Contents
1 copy of Risālah-'i Nāṣirī by Nāṣir al-Dīn ibn Muḥammad Ḥaydar Rammāl Shīrāzī
Title: Risālah-'i Nāṣirī
Title: رسالهٴ ناصرى
Manual on Arabic isopsephy or the art of divination from letters, known as ʿilm al-raml or khaṭṭ
The work is divided into 2 maqālah, each subdivided into numerous faṣl
Not dated
Scripts: crude Indian taʿlīq and rough naskhī. Scribe not mentioned
Most folios badly damaged
Language(s): Persian
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: 47 ff.
Dimensions (leaf): 203 × 152 mm.
Condition
Most folios badly damaged
Hand(s)
Crude Indian taʿlīq and rough naskhī
Additions:
Binding
History
Origin: 18th century CE ; India
Record Sources
Based on unpublished description in Catalogue of Persian Manuscripts in the India Office Library, vol. 3. Available on British Library Digitised Manuscripts, manuscript number: MSS Eur E207/24_f003r
Availability
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