MS. Arab. e. 95 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)
Oriental Manuscripts
Contents
Summary of Contents: 2 works by anonymous authors on the subjects of Arabic alphabet, Gematria, and Mysticism
1. ff. 3v-56v
A work on the mystical properties of the letters of the alphabet
*Bodley MS. appears to be the same as Rieu 828, which says the work is largely made up of extracts from a work entitled al-Jafr al-jāmiʻ wa-al-nūr al-sāṭiʻ by Abū Sālim al-Naṣībī, Muḥammad ibn Ṭalḥah, 1186 or 7-1254 or 5 . The incipit of our MS. = that of Ahlwardt 4213, i. e. the Miftāḥ al-jafr al-jāmiʻ of Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240 , but the end is not similar
Title is mentioned on f. 56v
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Mysticism
2. ff. 56v-61v
Language(s): Arabic
References
Appendix Poetry
Physical Description
Form: codex
54 ff. 6 ff.
History
Origin: n.d. 18th cent.? CE
Record Sources
Manuscript description based on the Bodleian Library's public card index of Arabic manuscripts with additional enhancements by the OCIMCO project team.
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