MS. Arch. Seld. A. 60 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
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Summary of Contents: 4 works by 4 authors on the subjects of Aphorisms and apothegms, Caliphs, Dictionaries, and Arabic language1. ff. 1-7Title: Durar-i ghurarTitle: درر غرر29 moral verses each beginning with a letter of the alphabet (plus γ), with an anonymous Persian verse translation
Language(s): Arabic, PersianReferences
GAL I 43UAM 347(1) with corrig. Nicoll p. 5782. ff. 8v-81rAuthor: AnonymousTitle: Kitāb-i AlfāẓTitle: کتاب الفاظA dictionary of Arabic words used by the Persians, explained in Persian and Turkish
Appears to be a version of the work in MS. Marsh 42(ff. 1v-26r); f. 81v consists of Arabic-Persian numerals
Language(s): Arabic, Persian, TurkishReferences
Appendix LexicographyUAM 347(2)3. ff. 82v-95vTitle: Rawḍat al-ṣibyānTitle: روضة الصبيانVerses consisting of alternate Arabic and Persian synonyms, with an interlinear Turkish translation
*ff. 96r-97r consist of Arabic-Persian numerals
Language(s): Arabic, Persian, TurkishReferences
Appendix LexicographyUAM 347(3)4. ff. 97r-105rTitle: Kitāb al-MuthallathTitle: كتاب المثلّثWith a Persian version and a preface
Language(s): Arabic, PersianReferences
GAL I 103UAM 347(4), with add. Nicoll p. 189, note dPhysical Description
Form: codex7 ff. 74 ff. 14 ff. 9 ff.History
Origin: 1506 CE 1506 CE 1506 CE 1506 CEProvenance and Acquisition
The collections of John Selden.
Presented to the Bodleian Library by Selden's estate in 1659.
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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