U. 2 (University Library, Cambridge University)
E. G. Browne Collection
Contents
Summary of Contents: ديوان المتنبي A fine MS. of the Díwán of the celebrated Arabic poet al-Mutanabbi (b. 303/
905; d. 354/965). See Brockelmann, 1, pp. 86-89, R. A. Nicholson's Literary
History of the Arabs, pp. 304-313, etc. This MS., bought on Oct. 31, 1902, for £10 from J. J. Naaman, comprises
173 ff. of 22'5 x 12'1 c. and 20 ll. It was transcribed in Nakhjuwán by Sultánsháh
ibn Sanjar ibn 'Abdi'lláh, and was completed in Jumádà 1, 692/April, 1293. It is
written throughout in a beautiful, clear naskh, fully vocalized, with a good many
marginal notes in a very minute hand, especially in the earlier part.
905; d. 354/965). See Brockelmann, 1, pp. 86-89, R. A. Nicholson's Literary
History of the Arabs, pp. 304-313, etc. This MS., bought on Oct. 31, 1902, for £10 from J. J. Naaman, comprises
173 ff. of 22'5 x 12'1 c. and 20 ll. It was transcribed in Nakhjuwán by Sultánsháh
ibn Sanjar ibn 'Abdi'lláh, and was completed in Jumádà 1, 692/April, 1293. It is
written throughout in a beautiful, clear naskh, fully vocalized, with a good many
marginal notes in a very minute hand, especially in the earlier part.
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: Paper
Extent: Ff. 173
Dimensions: 22.5 × 12.1 cm.
Layout
20 lines
Hand(s)
Beautiful, clear naskh, fully vocalized, with a good many marginal notes in a very minute hand, especially in the earlier part.
History
Origin: 692 AH; 1293 CE
Record Sources
Summary, physical description and provenance copied from R. A. Nicholson: A descriptive catalogue of the Oriental MSS belonging to the late E.G. Browne. Cambridge, 1932.
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
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