Three medical prescriptions

Or 8293, f 170v

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The record is made up of f. 170v. It was created in 625. It was written in Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Oriental Manuscripts.

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On f. 170v a hand other than that of the main scribe, ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib al-Ḥalabī, probably that of one of the manuscript’s owners, has copied out three prescriptions: (1) a tested remedy for haemorrhoids taken from Ibn al-Ḥadhdhā; (2) ‘hospital dried fruit (al-nuqū‘ al-māristānī)’; and (3) an aphrodisiac paste with three uses.

Begins (170v, lines 1-3):

للبواسير مجرب عن ابن الحذاء

ثلثا درهم أفيون ونصف درهم زرنيخ أحمر ونصف درهم زرنيخ أصفر ودرهم هالك يدق ناعمًا وتؤخذ ثلثة درهم

حرقة قطن وتحرق ولا يترك يخرج لها دخان...

Ends (f. 170v, lines 18-23):

معجون السليحة وله ثلثة فوائد الأولى لا تحبل المرأة

الثانية يجب الرجل إليها الثالثة لا يضعف البدن بكثرة الجماع

خشخاش أبيض إسقنقور كل واحد درحمان نصف مرارة شبوط وبزر سذاب ولؤلؤ وصامرٮو (؟) ما يتسوم وتٮا (؟) الحمار كل

واحد درهمان سليحة ومن كل واحد نصف درهم بزر خيار وقثار نعنع وبزر بطيخ كل واحد نصف درهم صعتر فارسي وكافور

كل واحد سدس درهم يجمع ويسحق وينحلّ ويعجن بعسل منزوع الرغوة ويرفع ويستعمله ليلًا إن كان الجماع نهارًا أو نهارًا إن

كان الجماع ليلًا

Extent and format

f. 170v

It is part of

Aqrābādhīn madīnat al-salam إقراباذين مدينة السلم Ibn al-Tilmīdh, Hibat Allāh ibn Ṣā‘id ابن التلميذ، هبة الله بن صاعد and other pharmaceutical texts

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Ref: Or 8293

Physical characteristics

Material: Paper

Dimensions: 200 x 146 mm leaf [141 x 91 mm written]

Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencil

Ruling: Misṭarah; 11 lines per page; vertical spacing 8 lines per 10 cm

Script: Very clear, well pointed and vocalised naskh; the scribe was ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Alī ibn ‘Alī ibn al-Husayn al-Ḥalabī

Ink: Black ink, with rubricated headings

Decoration: Title page (f. 2a), title and author information in cloud bands in box with gold borders, on background of blue with foliate arabesque design partially shaded in red; below and to the left of this is a similar, but less ornate, box containing information relating to the scribe

Binding: Ottoman (?) binding in red leather with blind-tolled borders, medallion and pendants; no envelope flap

Condition: light waterstains, some foxing, and a notable amount bleed-through of black ink

Marginalia: Frequent marginalia by more than one hand

Seals: See ff. 1r, 2r, 3r, 170r

Written in

Arabic in Arabic script

Type

Manuscript item

Archive information for this record

Original held at: British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Access conditions: Unrestricted
Archive reference: Or 8293, f 170v
Date(s): 625 (AH, Hijri qamari)
Context of creation: Baghdad (?)
Provenance: Folio 1r contains a number of annotations including owners’ inscriptions and stamps.
Immediate source of acquisition: Purchased from Abdul Majid Belshah, 8 November 1919

Subjects: Medicine, ArabMedicine, MedievalPharmacology

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Three medical prescriptions, British Library: Oriental Manuscripts, Or 8293, f 170v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023483503.0x000003> [accessed 24 April 2024]

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