Excerpts from a commentary on the poem of ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Tammām al-ʿIrāqī (عبد العزيز ابن تمام العراقي) Anonymous

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An anonymous and untitled commentary on the alchemical didactic poem al-Qaṣīdah al-nūnīyah by Abū al-Iṣbaʿ ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Tammām al-ʿIrāqī (fl. late 4th AH/AD 10th century). Sezgin lists manuscripts of five commentaries on this poem ( GAS 4, p. 290; see also Ullmann, 1972, p. 220).

Begins (ff. 96v, line 17 - 97r, line 4):

قال بعض الشراح لقصيد

الحكيم الفاضل عبد العزيز بن

تمام العراقي رحمة الله عليهم ورضي عنهم

[f. 97r] إني طالعتُ كثيرًا من أشعار أهل الصنعة فلم أرَ أشرح لأصولها

ولا أوضح لفصولها من قصيدة الحكيم الفيلسوف أبي الأصبع عبد العزيز

بن تمام العراقي فإنه جمع فيها أصول جميع الصناعة حتى لعمري لقد أغنتني

عن جميع كتب الحكماء ...

Ends (f. 98r, lines 6-9):

... وقوله وسمت سائلها عقدًا لجامدها إنما يعني

تحليل الجسد الجامد وإجماد الزوج السيال ثم تشميعه بالجسد المحلول حتى لا يتميّز يتداخل

ولا يتميّز [!] وهذا الحق فاكتموه فإذا ظفرت بهذا العمل فقد نِلتَ منازل المذكورين

وأكثر من ذلك بحول الله وقوته

Colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. (f. 98r, line 9):

تم والحمد لله وحده وصلى الله على سيدنا محمد وآله وصحبه وسلم

Extent and format

ff. 96v-98r

It is part of

Compendium of alchemical treatises in Arabic, Persian and Ottoman

328 images

Ref: Or 13006

Physical characteristics

Material: Paper

Dimensions: 215 x 150 mm leaf [168 x 112 mm written]

Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencil; Arabic foliation in the purple crayon typical of Lebanese bookdealers of the 19th century

Ruling: Misṭarah ; 19 lines per page; vertical spacing 11 lines per 10 cm (ff. 113r-158v: 29 lines per page; vertical spacing 17 lines per 10 cm)

Script: Naskh with nasta‘līq tendencies and some titles in thuluth (ff. 113r-158v: naskh )

Scribes: Qudrat Allāh al-Marandī al-Ādharī (ff. 3r-112v) and Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān al-Mawṣilī (ff. 113r-158v)

Ink: Black ink, with rubricated, yellow and green headings and overlinings in red (ff. 113r-158v: black)

Binding: British Museum binding

Condition: Some worm damage, foxing, and tears towards the fore edge. Folios 19, 21 and 24 have been replaced.

Marginalia: Extensive marginal corrections, conjectures, glosses in Arabic and Persian and other evidence of collation and textual study (ff. 113r-158v: very few)

Written in

Arabic in Arabic script

Type

Manuscript item

Access & Reference

Original held at

British Library: Oriental Manuscripts

Access conditions

Unrestricted

Archive reference

Or 13006, ff 96v-98r

History of this record

Date(s)

c 930 (AH, Hijri qamari)

Context of creation

Damascus?

Related material

Subjects

Alchemy--Early works to 1800Chemistry--Early works to 1800

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Excerpts from a commentary on the poem of ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Tammām al-ʿIrāqī (عبد العزيز ابن تمام العراقي) Anonymous, British Library: Oriental Manuscripts, Or 13006, ff 96v-98r, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100023512370.0x00000a> [accessed 19 April 2024]

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