IN AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS: PART 12:3†

The Lilly Library

Indiana University Libraries

Miroslav Krek

Weston, Mass.

Lilly Library, Indiana University Libraries, Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana 47405-3301. Contact Person: Saundra Taylor, Head, Manuscript Department. Date of inventory: April 20-24, 1998. Partial in-house list prepared by James W. Pollock, available at the library. ^‡

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Majm¯u‘ ay¯at al-a.hk¯am . Date of copy 1807 (?) Unverified; inc.: <kitAbu al-.tahAraT fIhi ayAtu al-UlY yA ayuhA ala_dIna aminUA i_dA qumtum ilY al-.sal_aUTiN fa-a.gsilUA wu^gUhakum> Written in small naskh ; 58 unnumbered fols. measure 5.5 w x 8.4 h; the written surface measures 2.8 w x 5.8 cm. and is ruled in gold and other very thin lines; 11 lines to page; in the margins are found references to the suwar mentioned in text. Half-page gilt illumination at the beginning. Paper is laid, light brown, and slightly glazed. The leather binding with no flap is gilt-stamped. Bequest of Ruth Adomeit, Spring 1966. (Adomeit Mss. #67)

2.

Koran. Copied ca. 18^th cent. in minute naskh (alif ca. 1.2 mm) Complete. Folio size 3.5 w x 5.2 h cm.; the written surface measures 2.3 w x 3.5 h cm, is ruled with gold and blue lines. 15 lines to page; catchwords on bottom of page. The paper is wove, light brown and slightly glazed. The leather binding has flap and is gilt-stamped. Bequest of Ruth Adomeit, Spr. 1966 (Adomeit Mss. #66)

3.

Koran. [partial, containing S¯urat Y¯a S¯in and the last three suwar and others. It also contains the hundred beautiful names of God, the Rash¯d¯un]. 19th cent. copy written in rather small naskh ; covers some 90 unnumbered fols. measuring 6.3 w x 9.7 h cm. The written surface measures 3 w x 5 h. cm. and is ruled with gold and other colors. Six lines to page; catchwords on bottom of page; flowery illumination in various colors and initial ‘unw¯an . Wove paper is brown and slightly glazed. The leather binding is gilt-stamped but has no flap. Bequest of Ruth Adomeit, Spr. 1966 (Adomeit Mss. #68)

4.

Koran. Copied by Mu.hammad Kam¯al¯i in small naskh (alif 2mm) Fol. size 7.1 w x 11 h cm. The written surface, measuring 3.1 w x 6 h cm., is ruled in gold and blue. 15 lines to page Catchwords on bottom of page. Gilt headings and multicolored ‘unw¯an . The wove paper is brown and glazed. The leather flap binding is gilt-stamped. Bequest of Ruth Adomeit, Spr. 1966. (Adomeit Mss. #69)

5.

Collection of various religious tracts including S¯urat al-F¯ati.hah, Asm¯a’ All¯ah al-.husn¯a , etc. Copied by Mu.s.taf¯a al-Uskudar¯i ca. 18^th cent. in medium-size naskh on ca. 115 misnumbered fols. size 9.4 w x 15 h cm. var. The writtten surface 5.2 w x 10.2 h cm. is ruled in gold and blue; 9 lines to page. Among the illuminations are Mecca, Medinah, All¯ah, Mu.hammad and Dh¯u al-faqar in addition to the multicolored ‘unw¯an . The laid-paper is mostly of reddish color and somewhat glazed. The leather flap binding is gilt-stamped. Bequest of Ruth Adomeit, Spr. 1966. (Adomeit Mss. #70).

6.

Koran. 18^th cent.? in minute naskh ; 156 fols. size 4.5 w x 5.5 h cm. The written surface 3.2 w x 3.9 h cm.; 19 lines to page, varies. Illumination on first four pages in gold and blue. The wove paper is light-brown and glazed. The leather with flap-binding is blind-tooled. In box made for the item by the Newberry Library, Chicago. Bequest Ruth Adomeit, Spr. 1966. (Adomeit Mss. #71)

7.

Koran. Copied in minute naskh ( alif less than 1 mm.) with no diacritical marks or vocalization. Ca. 150 fols., unnumbered, measure 3.8 w x 4 h cm (octagonal shape). The written surface, measuring 2.5 w x 2.7 h cm., is gold-ruled. 15 lines to page. Multicolored ‘unw¯an . The leather binding with flap is gilt-tooled; gilt is also on the foredge. Bequest Ruth Adomeit, Spr. 1966. (Adomeit Mss. #72).

8.

Koran. 18^th cent. copy in minute naskh (alif 1 1/2 to 2 mm.). The ca. 140 unnumbered fols. measure 4.8 w x 6 h cm (octagonal shape). The written surface, measuring 3.7 w x 4.2 h cm., is gold and blue ruled. 17 lines to page; catchwords on bottom of page. ‘unw¯an as simple gilt border. The laid paper is glazed. Bequest of Ruth Adomeit, Spr. 1966. (Adomeit Mss. #73).

9.

Koran. Excerpts. Starts s¯urah 1; words in various colors and out of order. Short prayer at end. Copied in 19^th cent. small naskh (alif 2 mm.); vocalization sparing. The 75 unnumbered fols. measure 4 w x 4 h cm. (octagonal shape). The written surface measures 2.2 w x 2.1 h cm. and is ruled with gold (or yellow?) and blue lines. The approx.  eight lines to page are uneven and vary in number. Catchwords on bottom of page. Words are in various colors; beginning and end in flowery frames. Laid paper is off-white. Leather binding has no flap and in blind-tooled. In metal case. Bequest of Ruth Adomeit, Spr.  1966. (Adomeit Mss. #74).

10.

Koran. Copied in minute naskh ( alif less than 1 mm); octagonal shape. Text unvocalized. The ca. 140 unnumbered fols. measure 4 w x 4.4 h cm. The written surface measures 3.5 cm. in diameter and is gold ruled. 18 lines to page; some catchwords on bottom of page. Gilt headings. The laid paper is light brown. Some damage and repairs not affecting text. The leather binding has no flap; in metal box. Bequest of Ruth Adomeit, Spr. 1966. (Adomeit Mss. #75).

11.

Koran. Copied ca. 958 H (1259 ownership date) in minute naskh (alif 2 to 2.5 mm.); ca. 200 unnumbered fols. measuring 5.2 w x 6.4 h cm. The written surface measures 3.8 w x 3.8 h cm. and is ruled in gold and blue. 12 lines to page. Suwar headings in gold; ‘unw¯an and two preliminary pages in gold blue. The paper is laid, lightly brown and glazed. Octagonal shape. The leather binding has no flap, is gilt-stamped and tooled on the inside. In blue cardboard and metal box. Bequest of Ruth Adomeit, Spr. 1966. (Adomeit Mss. #76)

12.

Koran. Copied 17^th-18^th cent.  A.D. in minute naskh (alif less than 2 mm.); ca. 200 unnumbered fols. out of order. Octagonal in shape. Fols. measure 3.8 x 3.8 cm. The written surface measures 2.1 x 2.1 cm.; 12 and 13 lines to page; some catchwords on bottom of page; ‘unw¯an not found. Paper is laid and light-brown with no apparent glazing. Leather covers, no flap; blind-stamping. Bequest Ruth Adomeit, Spr. 1966 (Adomeit Mss. #77).

13.

Koran (scroll) Copied in late 18^th or early 19^th cent. A.D. by Mu.hammad ibn Muslim in minute naskh (alif = 2 mm.). Size 7 w x 1358 cm. length. The written surface is 5.5 cm. wide. Text is ruled in gold. Paper is laid and glazed. Bequest of Ruth Adomeit, Spr. 1966. (Adomeit Mss. #78).

14.

Koran. Lacks S¯urat al-F¯ati.hah . Copied 18^th to 19^th cent. A.D. in minute naskh ( alif = 1 mm.) Ca. 120 unnumbered fols. measure 3.5 cm. (octagonal shape); the written surface measures 2.5 in diameter is ruled in gold and other colors. 17 lines to page. Chapter heading in gold; page preceding ‘unw¯an , which is missing, is ornamented in gold and flowers. The wove paper is of green color with minimal glazing. Cardboard binding, no flap, has gilt ornament. In green velvet box, Bequest of Ruth Adomeit, Spr. 1966. (Adomeit Mss. #80).

15.

Koran. Selections. Contains suwar 36, 55, 62, 78, 86, 97, 99, 108-109, 112-114 + some religious readings. Copied in 1329 H. in rather large naskh (alif 6 mm); 194 numbered pages; folio size 3.6 w x 5.2 h cm. The written surface measures 3 w x 4 h cm.; 4 lines to page; catchwords on bottom of page. No illuminations. The wave paper is off-white and minimally glazed. The half-leather binding has no flap. Request of Ruth Adomeit, Spr. 1966. (Adomeit Mss. #81).

16.

Koran. Copied 19^th or 20^th cent.  A.D. in minute naskh (alif ca. 1 mm); partially vocalized. Ca. 100 unnumbered fols. 4 cm. in diameter (circular shape); the written surface measures 3.2 cm. in diameter. 15 lines to page. Catchwords on bottom of page. Orange ornament around text and illumination on first two pages. Paper is very thin. Cardboard binding, no flap. Bequest of Ruth Adomeit, Spr. 1966. (Adomeit Mss. #78).

17.

[Arabic block print]. 7.5 w x 17.8 h ca.; 5 w x 17.4 h cm.; 46 lines of text. Religious contents. Paper, creased. (Misc. mss. Atiyah Gift No. 9).

18.

[al-Dhahab¯i, Mu.hammad ibn A.hmad, d. 748/1348]. Kit¯ab al-K¯ashif f¯i ma‘rifat man lahu riw¯ayah f¯i al-kutub al-sittah . (Cf. GAL S I 606 #3 zweiter Ausz.) Copied by ‘Ubayd All¯ah ‘Al¯i ... al-Kin¯an¯i in 760 H. (ta‘l¯iqah ) in medium sized naskh , sparingly vocalized. 231 numbered fols. measure 18.3 w x 27 h cm.; the written surface measures 13 w x 20 h cm.; 25 lines to page; some marginalia. Red used in text. The laid paper is light brown and glazed. Few worm holes and slightly stained. Western half-leather binding with no flap. Missing first few pages replaced by photocopy of 11 leaves from holograph copy in the Taym¯ur¯iyah Library (1359 Calverley Mss. A523).

19.

Majm¯u‘at ras¯a’il Contains:

Fols. 1v-14r. al-Ghazz¯al¯i, d. 505/1111. Ayyuh¯a al-walad (GAL I 423 #32)

Fols. 14v-32v. al-Ghazz¯al¯i. al-Kashf wa-taby¯in fi¯ ghur¯ur al-khalq ajma‘¯in (GAL S I 752 #42)

Fols. 33r-34r. al-Ghazz¯al¯i. Aby¯at min kal¯am .Hujjat al-Isl¯am . (Berlin #3978) Inc.: <qul i_hwAn rAwnY myytA / fbkUnY wr_tw lY .hznA>

Fols. 34v-58r. al-Ghazz¯al¯i. [Ris¯alah] f¯i al-.had¯ith al-.sa.h¯i.h (unverified)

Fols. 58v-61r. Bekr¯i, Najm al-D¯in. Kit¯ab aqrab al-turuq il¯a All¯ah (unverified) Inc.: <al-.hamdu li-ll_ahi awlaN wa-a_hiraN wa-al-.salAh wa-al-salAm `alY al-nabI bA.tinaN wa-.zAhiraN>

Fols. 61v-72r. al-Ghazz¯al¯i, d. 505/1111. Kit¯ab k¯imy¯a’ al-sa‘¯adah (GAL I 422 #29)

Fols. 72v-82r. al-Tibr¯iz¯i, A.hmad ibn Mu.hammad, fl. 5^th cent. H. Sir¯aj al-qul¯ub f¯i maq¯am¯at al-‘aw¯amm (GAL S I 775, 3a; Berlin #3314)

Fols. 82v-91v. al-.Hisn¯i, Ab¯u Bakr, d. 829/1426. Kit¯ab f¯i ta‘r¯if wa-tamy¯iz al-sab¯il li-Ab¯i Bakr . (GAL II 95, 25 for author)

Fols. 91v-100r. Man¯aqib al-.Hujjat al-Isl¯am wa-‘uddat mu’allif¯at ‘anhu . Inc.:  <qAl al-faqIr 'ilY al-ll_ahi ta`AlY m.hmmd bn al-.hasan... fY ktAbT al-.tbqAt ...al-`lIT fY mnAqb al-^sAf`IT wa-mnhm al-imAm .h^gT al-islAm al-.gzAlY> Extract from the work of al-Asnaw¯i, d. 772/1370 (cf. GAL II 90, 14 #7).

100v-116v. Kit¯ab zubad al-‘alam¯in wa-thamr al-‘¯amil¯in (unverified) Inc.: <amA ba`du fa-AnY A_dkr fI h_dh al-`^gAlT ^gmlT mn al-`lm al-nAf`>

117r-142r. al-.Hanaf¯i, Ya.hy¯a ibn Ab¯i Bakr, fl. before 388/987. Kit¯ab al-maq¯a‘¯id (unverified) inc. as his r. f¯i bay¯an al-i‘tiq¯ad (Cf. Berlin 10310)

142v-162r. al-Dard¯ir, A.hmad ibn Mu.hammad, d. 1201/1786. Tu.hfat al-ikhw¯an wa-al-khull¯an f¯i ba‘d ¯ad¯ab ahl al-‘irf¯an (= GAL II 353, 60 #7?)

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Koran. Selections. Contains end of S¯urah 17, beg. of 18, 15:1, 83, 84, 85 incomplete, 58 beg. [catalog card also lists suwar 12, 14, 57, and 82]. Copied in 18^th/19^th cent. in medium sized naskh (alif measures 4 mm.); fols. are unnumbered and measure 10.5 w x 18.5 h cm.; the written surface measures 6 w x 11.5 h cm. and is ruled in gold, blue and red, 15 lines to page; catchwords on bottom of page. Multicolored Qur’¯anic illuminations in margin. The laid paper is of beige color and is glazed. The paper binding has no flap. (Calverlay mss. A300; old designation 18^th/19^th cent.)

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al-Jurj¯an¯i, d. 816/1413. H¯ashiyah ... ‘al¯a shar.h al-R¯az¯i al-Taht¯an¯ ‘al¯a al-ma.t¯ali‘ li-al-Urmaw¯i (GAL I 467, 27 #1 cmt. 2 gloss a), Copied in 846 H. in medium size cursive naskh which is unvocalized. The 140 unnumbered fols. measure 13.5 w x 18.5 h cm. varying slightly. The written surface 9 v x 13.5 h cm. also varies slightly, as do the 18 lines to page. Some marginalia and catchwords on bottom of the page. Multicolored ‘unw¯an . Paper is wove. Wormholes and patches affect some of the text, Half-leather binding has flap. (1442 Calverley mss. A455).

22.

al-Bis.t¯am¯i, ‘Abd All¯ah ibn al-Khal¯il al-Asad¯ab¯ad¯i, fl. 15^th cent. A.D. Mishk¯at al-misb¯a.h f¯i bay¯an awr¯ad al-mas¯a’il wa-al-sab¯ah . (unverified). Inc.: <b`d fqd sAlnY b`.d A.s.hAbY mimn tmsk b_dIl>

23.

al-Munaw¯i ‘Abd al-Ra’¯uf, d. 1031/1621. al-It.h¯af¯at al-san¯iyah bi-al-a.h¯ad¯ith al-quds¯iyah . (GAL II 306 #6). Copied in 1112 H. in medium size naskh without vocalization. 64 numbered pages, folio size 15.5 w x 22.2 h cm.; the written surface measures 10.5 w x 16.2 h cm.; 25 lines to page; catchwords on bottom of page. Numbering in margin. Red used in text. Paper is laid, beige and glazed. Buckram binding, no flap. Copied by Ibr¯ah¯im al-Suwayf¯i al-Sh¯afi‘¯i, Provenance: Samuel M. Zwemer, 1922. (1769 Calverley mss. A433).

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Koran. Fragment. Covering suwar 69:32-39, 49-52; 70:1-12, 14-25; 72:5-25; 73:1-19. Copied in large kufic script with no diacritical or vocalization marks. 14 parchment fols. measuring 18.5 w x 11.8 h cm.; the written surface varies, approximately 13.5 w x 8.2 h cm. Ca. 9^th cent. A.D. 7 lines to page. Koranic illuminations. No binding. (Allen mss. #8)

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Ibn Fa.dl All¯ah, A.hmad ibn Ya.hy¯a al-‘Umar¯i, d. 749/1349. Mas¯alik al-ab.s¯ar f¯i mam¯alik al-am.s¯ar. al-B¯ab al-kh¯amis f¯i mamlakat al-Atr¯ak bi-al-R¯um . (GAL II 141, 3 #1). Copied in 20^th cent. in medium size, unvocalized naskh . 49 fols. measure 17.5 w x 23 h cm.; the written surface measures 9.5 w x 18 h cm.; 21 lines to page; catchwords on bottom of page. Paper is laid and off-white. Cardboard binding. Provenance: Prof. Franz Taeschner. (Allen mss. #9)

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Koran. Fragment: Juz‘ t¯asi‘ [s. 7:88-8:40 incl.] 19^th/20^th cent. copy in naskh and thuluth ; 16 unnumbered fols. measuring 14 w x 23.8 h cm.; the written surface measuring 13 w x 20 h cm. is ruled wkth several red, gold, and green lines. 11 lines to page; gilt borders and ‘unw¯an . The paper is laid, rather thick, light brown and glazed. The leather flap binding in tooled in multicolors inside and outside. (Allen mss. #10).

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al-J¯am¯i, d. 898/1492. Haft Aurang (British Museum, Catalogue of the Persian Manuscripts II 644b). Copied (tasw¯id ) by Mu.hammad J¯avid al-.Husayn¯i in 996 H. in rather large nasta‘l¯iq (alif 4mm.); 310 numbered fols. measure 23 w x 35.5 h cm.; the written surface measures 13.5 w x 22.4 h cm. and is ruled with blue, gold, red lines. Catchwords on bottom of page; multicolored ‘unw¯an s and 20 miniatures. The laid paper is beige and glazed. Leather binding with no flap is gilt-stamped. Ownership date 1296 H. (Allen mss. #11).

28.

Calender scroll. Late 18^th cent. (?) A.D.; 8.2 w x 99 length cm. Maroon leather. Naskh script is rather small. Illuminations in red and gold. (Allen mss. #12).

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Koran. Octagonal shape. Copied in 17^th cent. (?) A.D. in minute naskh. Ca. 150 unnumbered fols. are out of order (contents start with s¯urah 89:23) and measure 4.5 cm.; the written surface measures 3.5 cm. and is ruled in gold and other lines; 16 lines to page. Gold color used in headings; ‘unw¯an not found. Paper is wove and dark brown. No binding; in metal box. (Allen mss. #13).

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al-Bukh¯ar¯i, Mu.hammad ibn Ism¯a‘¯il, d. 265/870. J¯ami‘ al-.sah¯i.h (GAL I 158 #1). Copied in 1183 H. by Mu.hammad ibn Mu.hammad al-Mahd¯i al-Khalw in a rather small (alif 3 mm.) maghrib¯i hand. The 419 numbered fols. measure 18 w x 26 h cm.; the written surface measuring 11.2 w x 18.2 h cm. is ruled with gold, blue and other lines. 36 lines to page may vary slightly; in the margin are copyist's remarks regarding the contents of text. Catchwords at bottom of pages. Extensive illumination; two pages preceding the ‘unw¯an , followed by page written in gold color. Minimal worming, minimally affecting the text. The laid paper is off-white and glazed. The leather binding is tooled in gold and other colors. (Allen mss. # 16).

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Çatalcali ‘Al¯i Efendi, d. 1691. Fetava. (Sarajevo 11 #1748; VOHD XIII/3 #110) Table of contents precedes text. Written 1135 H. Copied in medium nasta‘l¯iq . The 353 numbered fols.  measure 16 w x 22 h cm.; one column and a substantial commentary; additional pages inserted; catchwords on bottom of pages. Simple ‘unw¯an . Paper is laid and glazed. Leather binding with no flap is blind-stamped. The main work is followed by a shorter treatise: Q¯an¯un n¯ama-ye jad¯id mu‘tabar by A.hmad, a student of Guzel .H.is¯ar¯i (i.e., Mu.hammad ibn .Hamzah al-¯Ayd¯in¯i, d. 1116/1704). (Miscellaneous Mss. [1723] Al¯i)

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al-Khalvet¯i, Sa‘d All¯ah. Serh ve qa.s¯ide-i burde. (Bratislava #493). Copied 1163 H. in medium size naskh , bold naskh for poem. The 80 + 3 fols. measure 12 w x 19 h cm.; the written surface measuring 7.5 w x 14.5 h cm., varies, is ruled in black. 19 lines to page, The laid paper and off-white, and glazed. Half-leather binding with flap. (Miscellaneous Mss. 1749 (5) al-Helveti)

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Hüccetler. Inc.: <.s.gIrk bAbAsY AUzrnh r^gU`h tqdIr nfqh m.hrUsh flAnh> Copied in 18^th cent. naskh . The 110 numbered fols. measure 13.5 w x 21.1 h cm.; the written surface measures 7.1 w x 14.2 h cm. and is ruled in red; 21 lines to page; minimal marginalia; catchwords on bottom of page. Readings in red; blank space left for ‘unw¯an . Paper is laid, off-white and watermarked. Some foxing. Half-leather binding with no flap. Work is incomplete. (Miscellaneous Mss. [18^th cent.] Huccatlar).

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Tezkere-i Serif hazret Baba Turki . Copied in 1041 H. in rather small nasta‘l¯iq . The 298 numbered fols. measure 13.2 w x 20 h cm. The written surface in two columns measures 8 w x 15.6 h cm. and is ruled in red; 19 lines to page, var. First two pages gilt-bordered, ‘unw¯an simple gold. Laid paper. The leather binding with flap is gilt-stamped. Purchased from Otto Harrassowitz Katalog 500 No. 17. (Miscellaneous Mss. [1631/1632] Tedhkire).

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al-Zamzam¯i, ‘Al¯i Khal¯ifah ibn Ab¯i al-Faraj. d. 1063/1653, Shif¯a’ al-mu’min¯in . (GAL II 392, 5). Copied 1063 H. in medium sized naskh . The 299 numbered fols. measure 15 w x 23 h cm.; the written surface measuring 10.3 w x 18.4 h cm. in ruled in red; 21 lines to page. Red used in headings, ‘unw¯an with floral design. The laid paper is off-white and glazed. Western half-buckram binding with no flap. Table of contents precedes text. (Miscellaneous Mss. 1653 Mar.) Acquired from Mo.hammed B¯akir Alw¯an, 1969.

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Kit¯ab al-fat¯aw¯a . Starts as fatwa s collection attributed to Ahmad Efend¯i, Fetva Emin 12^th to 13^th cent. H. (Cf. Sarajevo 1784). Date of copy 1221 H. Copied in rather small nasta‘l¯iq . Inc. ... <al-.hamdu li-ll_ahi ktAb al-.thArT `^srA fY `^sr> The 242 numbered fols. measure 13 w x 21.6 h cm.; the written surface measures 7.2 w x 16 h cm. and is ruled in red; 25 lines to page; few marginalia; catchwords on bottom of page. Red used in headings, simple ‘unw¯an . The laid paper is watermarked. Buckram binding with no flap. Acquired from Klaus Schwartz of Freiburg im Breisgau in 1971. (Miscellaneaous Mss. [1805]).

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Sif¯a’¯i, Omer, fl. 1117/1705. Murshid al-mukht¯ar f¯i ‘ilm al-asr¯ar (BMT p. 129b) Inc.: <mw^g n_hstst z b.hr qdIm / bsm al-ll_ahi al-r.hmn al-r.hIm / bsm al-ll_ahi fAt.h> Copied 1261 H. in medium 9 size Turkish naskh . The 72 numbered fols. measure 15 w x 22 h cm.; the written surface measures 10.2 w x 19.2 cm. Red used in text. The paper is laid, off-white, glazed and watemarked. Table of contents precedes text. Cardboard binding with flap. (Miscellaneous Mss. 1845). Provenance: Gift of Arizona Medical Center. University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona.

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Nid¯a’¯i Çelebi Me.hmed, d. 966/1568-9. Man¯afi‘ al-n¯as. (Turk.  Yazm. toplu katal. 34 #167) Copied 10^th/19^th cent. A.D. in rather large naskh . The 86 unnumbered fols. measure 15 w x 23 h cm.; the written surface measures 9 w x 18.5 h cm.; 17 lines to page; catchwords at the bottom of the page. Red used in headings. The wove paper is yellowish and glazed in streaks. The leather binding with no flap is blind-stamped with crescent and star. (Miscellaneous Mss. n.d. Nida‘i)

39.

Koran. Copied by Mu.hammad Shaf¯i‘ Mu.hammad ‘Al¯i al-Tebr¯iz¯i in 1270 H. in very large naskh (alif 7 mm.). The 637 numbered pages measure 18.5 w x 29.7 h cm.; the written surface measuring 11.2 w x 21.3 h cm. is ruled in gold, red, and blue; 15 lines to page. Extraordinary illumination. Suwar headings in gold, blue, and red. Two full-page ‘unw¯an s and two pages preceding minutely executed. Stops in gold and colors. Medallion ornamentation in the margins. Lacquer Persian binding with flower design. Gilt tooling, no flap. From the library of Coella Lindsay Ricketts, Chicago, Illinois, 1961 ([1892] 1270 A.H. Ricketts “Q”).

40.

Koran. Fragment. Contents: S¯urah I and beg. s¯urah 2 to verse 123 incl. Copied 18^th-19^th cent. A.D. in medium size naskh . The 10 unnumbered fols. measure 10.7 w x 17.2 h cm.; the written surface measuring 5.2 w x 9.7 h cm. is ruled in bold, red, and black. 15 lines to page; catchwords on bottom of page. Some illuminations in margin. Space for ‘un¯an left blank. The wove paper is light brown, glazed and watermarked. From the library of Coella Lindsay Ricketts, Chicago, Illinois, 1961. (n.d. (Arabic) Ricketts Mss. “O”).

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J¯am¯i, d. 898/1492. Y¯usuf ve Zulaykh¯a . Copied in 18^th century ta‘l¯iq . The partially numbered 318 pages measure 18.5 w x 28.6 h cm.; the written surface measuring 8 w x 16 h cm., varies. Ruled in gold, red, and blue lines. In two columns; 15 lines to page, varies. Catchwords on bottom of page. Contains miniatures and other illuminations showing strong Indian influence. Multicolored ‘unw¯an . Paper is laid. Small hole in first two fols. slightly affecting text. The leather binding has no flap and is gilt-tooled. From the library of Coella Lindsay Ricketts, Chicago, Illinois, 1961. ([18^th cent.] Ricketts Mss. “M”).

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Koran. Copied 17^th-18^th cent. in medium sized naskh. Ca. 340 unnumbered fol. measure 10.2 w x 15.7 h cm.; the written surface measuring 5.6 w x 10.3 h cm. in ruled in gold and other colors. 15 lines to page; catchwords on bottom of page. Suwar headings and verse divisions in gold; ‘unw¯an is muticolored. The paper is laid, off-white and glazed. The leather flap binding was gilt-stamped, is now worn. In green jacket and cardboard box. Presented between 1841-1885 to Lew Wallace, Minister to Turkey, by Abdulhamit II, Sultan of the Turks, 1842-1918. (n.d. Wallace ms.).

43.

Ibn S¯in¯a al-Q¯an¯un¯i, d. 428/1037. al-Q¯an¯un f¯ al-.tibb . (GAL I 457 III #82; Inc. after wa-ba‘du as Berlin 6269). Copied in 1062 H. in rather large naskh hand, sparingly vocalized. The 180 numbered fols.  measure 18 w x 26 h cm.; the written surface measures 13 w x 20.5 h cm.; 19 lines to page; catchwords at bottom of page. The laid paper is off-white, glazed, and watemarked. The half-leather binding has no flap. Purchased from Mo.hammed B¯akir Alw¯an in 1969. (Miscellaneous Mss. 1652 Mar. 8 Avicenna)

44.

al-Nafr¯aw¯i, A.hmad ibn Ghunaym ibn S¯alim, d. 1125/1713. Sharh al-arba‘¯in .had¯ithan al-Nawaw¯iyah (Cf. GAL S II 439, 18 #4 where title and author's death date differ somewhat). Inc. <a.hmd al-ll_aha al-`a.zIm _dA al-^galAl> Copied in 18^th cent. A.D. in medium maghrib¯i script. The 120 fols. measure 16 w x 21.2 h cm.; the written surface measures 10.5 w x 16.5 h cm.; 23 lines to page, varies slightly. Few marginalia; catchwords on bottom of page; red used profusely in the text. Paper is laid, white, glazed, and watermarked. Half-leather binding with flap. Purchased from Mo.hammed B¯akir Alw¯an, 1969. (Miscellaneous Mss. 1725 Dec 6 Nafr¯aw¯i)

45.

Majm¯u‘ah. Contains extracts from various works. Some of them less than one page. Among the longer extracts are:

fol. 6v <fY t.hqIq 'AmIn wa-b`.d asrArh>

fol. 7v <dr byAn q.d.dH-_i msIlmH-_i k_dAb wa-b`.d a.s.hAb rddh>

fol. 16v <mn f.sA.hT al-mlUk wa-al-.hkkAm>

fol. 17r <dWlt al-`ql>

fol. 20r <mn .hkmAt (`a.tA' [al-ll_ahi ?] al-iskandArY)>

fol. 28v <dr byAn Asma' bAd^sAhAn dr lsAn `rbY wa-fArsY>

fol. 73r <mn l.tA'if `_tmAn zAdh>

fol. 93v <dmIA.tIT (lAl dIrU.tY ?)>

fol. 127v <rsAlh `lI^gnAb s`Adt n.sAb frIdUn bIk>

fol. 134v <mn ktAb al-fwA'id fY al-.sl_aUTiN wa-al-`wA'id fY fwA'id>

fol. 142r (<m` amIr al-mu'minIn `amr bn al-_h.t.tAb>) :Inc. <mqAm Aw'is al-qurAnY r.hmh al-ll_ahu>

fol. 152r (GAL I 449, 29 #4) <d`A' .hzb al-b.hr (al-^sA_dlY)>

fol. 154r <AwrAq nwawY>

fol. 155 <fAl qrAn>

fol. 182 (<Ast.gfr al-ll_ahu al-`a.zIm> :Inc. <AwrAd ft.hIT ?>) <d`A' r.hb>

Copied 17^th to 18^th cent. A.D. (fol. 191 date 1216 H.) in various scripts. [201] numbered fols.; measure 14.5 w x 26 h cm.; the written surface measures 9.3 w x 21 h cm.; varies, is ruled mostly in red; 27 lines to page, varies. The laid paper is watermarked. The leather binding without flap is blind-stamped. Some catchwords on bottom of page. Some marginalia. Purchased from Mo.hammed B¯akir Alw¯an, 1969. (Miscellaneous Mss. 1634).

46.

al-K¯ashgar¯i, Sad¯id al-D¯in, d. 1305 A.D. Munyat al-mu.sall¯i wa-ghunyat al-mubtad¯i. (GAL I 383, 51 #[1]. Copied 18^th cent. A.D. in medium sized naskh. 123 numbered fols. measure 13 w x 18.6 h cm.; the written surface measures 8 w x 14 h cm.; 13 lines to page; minimal marginalia. Laid paper yellowish, glazed and watermarked. Red used in text. Fols. 123-130 contain Arba‘a jaw¯ahir . Inc.: <qAl al-nabY `alIh al-salAm Arba`T ^gwAhr fY bnY Adm yzlhA Arb`T> Leather binding with no flap is blind-stamped. Purchased from Mo.hammed B¯akir Alw¯an, 1969. (Miscellaneous Mss. n.d. K¯ashgar¯i).

47.

A.h¯ad¯ith . Unverified. Inc.: <wa-`an AbY `abAs qAl An `alY> Copied in medium size cursive naskh . Incomplete; oval shape; fols. size 14.5 v x 8.8 h cm.; the written surface measures 12 w x 7 h cm.; 9 lines to page. Paper is laid. No binding. Item was removed from Hüccetler , no. 33 above. (Miscellaneous Mss. n.d. [Mu.hammad the Prophet]).

48.

Koran. Copied in 1245 by .H¯aj A.hmad al-Mi.sr¯i ibn .H¯aj ‘Al¯i al-Ba.hr¯i in rather large naskh. The 395 numbered fols. measure 15 w x 20.5 h cm.; the written surface measures ca. 9 w x ca. 15 h cm.; 13 lines to page; catchwords on bottom of page. First s¯urah replaced by later hand. Original text starts with S¯urat al-Baqarah illuminated in rather crude green. Red used in reading symbols. The laid paper is off-white, glazed, and watermarked. Heavily used. The leather binding with flap is blind-tooled. (Miscellaneous Mss. 1826 al-.H¯aj A.hmad al-Mi.sr¯i. Koran) Purchased from Mo.hammed B¯akir Al¯an, 1969.

49.

Koran. Copied in 1285 H. by Mu.hammad .Hamd¯i in medium sized naskh. The 604 unnumbered pages measure 12.2 w x 19.6 h cm.; the written surface measuring 6.5 w x 12.5 h cm. is ruled in gold, red, and black. 15 lines to page; catchwords on bottom of page. First and last two pages illuminated in multicolor. Gilt verse divisions and suwar headings. The wove paper is light brown and glazed. The red leather and flap binding are gilt-stamped. Gift of Donald Eugene Thompson, Librarian, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana, 1967. (Miscellaneous Mss. [1880] 1258 .Hamd¯i. al-Qur’¯an al-‘a.z¯im).

50.

Ibn al-Q¯a.si.h, d. 801/1399. Sir¯aj al-q¯ari’ al-mubtadi’ wa-tadhk¯ir [al-muqri’] al-muntah¯i. (GAL I 409, 12 #I cmt. 11),. Vol. I copied in ca. 17^th cent. A.D. in large naskh (alif 7-8 mm.). The 179 fols. measure 21 w x 29.5 h cm.; the written surface measures 15 w x 24 h cm., but varies. 17 lines to page, some marginalia and catchwords on bottom of page. Red used in basic text. The laid paper is off-white, glazed, and watermarked. Western half-leather binding, no flap. Purchased from Mo.hammed B¯akir Alw¯an, 1969. (Miscellaneous Mss. n.d. Ibn al-Q¯a.si.h. Sir¯aj).

51.

Tashy¯id j¯ami‘ khaw¯a.s.s asr¯ar al-Qur’¯an wa-ta’b¯id al-dhakh¯rah al-mu‘addah li-naw¯a’ib al-zam¯an . Unverified. date of copy 18^th cent. A.D. Rather large naskh . 127 numbered fols. measure 15.1 w x 21.3 h cm.; the written surface measuring 7.8 w x 15 h cm. is red-ruled; 21 lines to page; negligeable marginalia, catchwords on bottom of page. The laid paper is off-white in color and glazed. The leather binding with flap is blind-stamped. Purchased from Mo.hammed B¯akir Alw¯ain, 1969. (Miscellaneous Mss. n.d. Tashy¯d).

52.

Arabic, Coptic, or Greek and Turkish mss. 10 single sheets of various sizes; papyrus and paper. Contents:

a.

Papyrus fragment Arabic and Coptic (or Greek?) Ca.  8^th cent. A.D. Large, hand (alif 15mm.) unvocalized and without diacritical marks. Resembles the script of the Qurrah papyri. Size of fragment 16 v x 11.5 h cm.; 8 lines on r. (Miscellaneous Mss. Atiyah Gift 1).

b.

Papyrus fragment. r. Arabic letter, v. Coptic (or Greek?) text. 8^th or 9^th cent. A.D. Arabic in two hands: the original and somewhat newer notations. Inc.: <A.tAl al-ll_ah bqAk> Size of fragment 17 w x 31 h cm. (Miscellaneous Mss. Atiyah Gift 2)

c.

Arabic papyrus fragment, ca. 9^th cent.  A.D.; Size 27 W x 17 h cm.; Recto 6 lines, verso 11 lines. (Miscellaneous Mss. Atiyah Gift 3).

d.

Arabic papyrus fragment. 9^th cent. A.D. in large naskh script. Measures 23.5 w x 15 h ca.; 7 lines to page. Frayed, top missing. (Miscellaneous Mss. Atiyah Gift 4).

e.

Arabic papyrus fragment. Ca. 9^th cent. A.D.; large, cursive script, unvowelled and without diacritical marks. Size 22.5 w x 10.5 h cm.; r. 6 lines to page, v. 5 lines to page. Top missing. (Miscellaneous Mss. Atiya Gift 5).

f.

Business letter on ancient rag paper from Fustat, Egypt. Bilingual Arabic and Coptic (or Greek?). Ca. 10^th cent. A.D.; unvocalized with rare diacritical marks. Size 15 w x 10.5 h cm.; written surface somewhat smaller. Creasing, holes affecting text. (Miscellaneous Mss. Atiyah Gift 6).

g.

Arabic business letter on ancient rag paper from Fustat, Egypt. Ca. 10^th cent. A.D.; Unvocalized with sparingly used diacritical marks script. Incomplete (?). Size 13.5 w x 12.5 h cm.; r. 13 lines to page, v. 11 lines to page. Holes affecting text. (Miscellaneous Mss. Atiyah Gift 7).

h.

Old magic charm with arabesque design containing the Asm¯a‘ All¯ah al-.husn¯a . Ca. 11^th cent. A.D. in medium maghrib¯i script; in twelve square sections. Size 15.5 w x 21.5 h cm.; 29 lines. Simple design on verso. Laid paper in various shades of brown. Some sections faded and separating. (Miscellaneous Mss. Atiyah Gift 8).

i.

Magic charm. Kufic script. Paper 8 w x 18 h cm. Block print. 46 lines to page or more. Top crinkled. (Miscellaneous Mss. Atiyah Gift 9).

j.

Turkish letter on paper, written ca. 18^th cent. A.D. in medium-size hum¯ay¯un script; v. writing practice; incomplete. Size 17.2 w x 13.5 h cm.; the written surface measures 15 w x 8.2 h cm.; 5 lines to page. Wove paper, soiled; some text on left side missing. (Miscellaneous Mss. Atiyah Gift 10).

53.

Collection of several single pages from Persian works, containing:

a.

Firdaus¯i, d. 416/1025. Sh¯ah n¯amah ; 16^th cent. (?) A.D.; 1 leaf, paper 16 w x 32 h cm. containing miniature of the ruler on his throne with seven figures approaching. Text on verso; 4 columns in ta‘l¯q script; patched. On bottom note in Tibetan. (Ricketts mss. III #80).

b.

Koran? Copied 1179 H. in naskh script. 1 leaf measuring 26.7 w x 18.5 h cm. Gold-bordered text, blue and gold floral decorations. Leaf from calligraphic album (may not be Koran) (Ricketts Mss. III #81).

c.

Niz¯am¯i Ganjav¯i,, d. 600/1203. Layl¯a va-Majn¯un . First page only; measuring 15 w x 23 h cm.; 4 columns. Decorated with illuminated sarlau.h in gold, blue, red, black, and white. (Ricketts mss. III #82).

d.

Unidentified Persian leaf B. n.d.; 17.7 w x 30.5 h cm.; the written surface measure 11 w x 23.5 h cm.; four columns to page, portions in red. Illuminated sarlau.h in gold, blue, red, black, and white (Ricketts III #83). May be part of ## 84 and 85.

e.

Unidentified Persian leaf C. n.d.; fol. measures 17.7 v x 30.5 h cm.; the written surface measures 11 v x 23.7 h cm. Nasta‘l¯iq script; four columns. Illuminated sarlau.h in gold, red, blue, green, and black. (Ricketts mss. III #84)

f.

Unidentified Persian leaf D. n.d.; fol. measures 17 w x 30 h cm.; the written surface measures 11 v x 20 h cm.; Nasta‘l¯iq script; four columns per page.

Nos. 83, 84, 85 may be from same manuscript. Perhaps J¯ami‘.

g.

Unidentified leaf E. n.d.; inc.: <qAl rsUl al-ll_ahu... lA t.hallu al-.sadaqaT la`anY AlA li-_hamsaT>  naskh and thuluth script. Leaf from calligraphic album; size 2l.7 w x 15.2 h cm. Border in red, floral illuminations in blue and gold. (Ricketts mss.  III #86), (Mounted on board)

h.

Drawing: Persian woman preparing food. n.d. 1 leaf, size 9 v x 10 h cm. Brown ink-sketch filled with subdued colors of beige, brown, orange, green, and blue. Mounted on board. (Ricketts III mss. #87).

Footnotes:

^† Editor's note: Part 12:1 appeared in MELA Notes 67-68

^‡ Editor's note: For background, the reader is referred to ``ulasmai-A Progress Report" MESA Bulletin 26 (1992) 185-187. (ulasmai = Union List of Arabic Script Manuscripts in American Institutions.)