Or. 234 (University Library, Cambridge University)

Oriental Manuscripts

Summary of Contents: An Arabic proclamation issued by the Khalīfa of the Mahdī of the Sūdān commandeering ships for the war against the English, signed and sealed by about a score of the Darwīsh Amīrs.

Title: An Arabic proclamation issued by the Khalīfa of the Mahdī of the Sūdān commandeering ships for the war against the English, signed and sealed by about a score of the Darwīsh Amīrs

Language(s): Arabic

References

no. 1463

Physical Description

Form: codex

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History

Origin: 1309 AH; 1892 CE

Provenance and Acquisition

Donated by Dr. F.H.H. Guillemard in 1902.

Record Sources

"Manuscript description based on E. G. Browne: A supplementary hand-list of the Muhammadan manuscripts, including all those written in the Arabic character, preserved in the Library of the University of Cambridge. Cambridge, 1922", abbreviated by the OCIMCO project team.

Availability

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Funding of Cataloguing

JISC

Subjects

Diplomatics

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