Or 6961 (Oriental Manuscripts, British Library)

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Summary of Contents: 5 works by Shihāb Shams ‘Umar al-Zimālī on the subjects of Persian language, Islamic law, Logic, Islamic philosophy, and Islamic chronology

1. 2v-129r ff

Title: A treatise on prosody

Dated 1105

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.92.

2. 43v-71v ff

Author: Shihāb Shams ‘Umar al-Zimālī شهاب شمس عمر الزمالی

Title: Risālah-’i Ibrāhīmshāhī

Title: رسالۀ ابراهیمشاهی

A work on Islamic law

Dated 1252

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.92.

3. 152v-155v ff

Title: A short tract on logic

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.92.

4. 156v-166v ff

Title: A philosophical tract

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.92.

5. 173r-177r ff

Title: A short treatise on chronology

Language(s): Persian

References

For a more detailed description see Glyn Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian Manuscripts, 1895-1966. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, 1968, p.92.

Physical Description

Form: codex

Extent: 178 ff

Dimensions (leaf): 22.2 × 13 cm.

History

Origin: 19th century CE

Record Sources

Manuscript description based on G. M. Meredith-Owens: Handlist of Persian manuscripts 1895-1966. London, 1968, with additional enhancements.

Availability

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