ms. 47971 (SOAS Library, School of Oriental and African Studies)
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Contents
Summary of Contents: 1 copy of Dīwān al-adab fī bayān lughat al-ʻarab by Fārābī, Isḥāq ibn Ibrāhīm, d. ca. 961
Incipit: قال ابو ابراهيم اسحق بن ابراهيم رضي الله ... عنه الحمد لله حمدا يبلغ رضاه ويمترى المريد منه اما بعد فان الله تعالى قدر الاشياء بقدرته ودبرها ... بحكمته وفضل بعضها على بعض
Language(s): Arabic
References
Physical Description
Form: codex
Extent: fol. (7) 266
Dimensions (leaf): 20 × 13 cm.
Dimensions (written): 15.5 × 10 cm.
Condition
First part of an Arabic dictionary. First part (as far as Abwab al-asma' al-sahihah of Kitab al-salim). Preceded by Fihrist.
Layout
Hand(s)
Clear Naskh. Text rubricated.
History
Origin: 15th century AH; 9th century CE
Provenance and Acquisition
in 20th century.
Record Sources
"Manuscript description based on Adam Gacek : Catalogue of the Arabic manuscripts in the Library of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1981".
Availability
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Funding of Cataloguing
JISC
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