MS. Bodl. Or. 97 (Bodleian Library, Oxford University)

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2 works by 2 authors on the subjects of Divination and Arabic letters

1. ff. 1-21
Author: Jaʻfar al-Ṣādiq, 702?-765 or 6
Title: Fāl-nāmah

Divination by verses of the Qurʼān, here given with their magic interpretation in Turkish

Language(s): Arabic, Turkish

References

GAL I 67
[Ethé 2204]
2. ff. 22-25v
Author: Sajad Basilides, Emperor of Abyssinia 1632-65
Title: Transcripts of diplomatic letters written in 1653 *.

ff. 26r-27v are in Persian

*see Ludolf: Hist. Aethiop. II, ch. 7

Language(s): Arabic, Persian

References

Appendix Documents
[EA 82]

Physical Description

Form: codex
21 ff; 4 ff.

History

Origin: n.d. n.d.

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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JISC

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