Kitāb fīhī ajzā’ min Minhāj al-ṭibb كتاب فيه أجزاء من منهاج الطب

Or 2601, ff 1r-38v

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The record is made up of Ff. 1r-38v. It was created in 14th century. It was written in Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Oriental Manuscripts.

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Extracts concerning pharmacology from the Minhāj al-bayān fīmā yastaʿmiluhū al-insān (منهاج البيان فيما يستعمله الإنسان) by Abū ‘Alī Yahyá ibn ‘Īsá (أبو علي يحيى ابن عيسى), known as Ibn Jazlah (ابن جزلة; d. 493/1100) and from the Pandects or Kunnāsh (كناش), called here the Nushat al-bīmāristān (نسخة البيمارستان) by Aaron of Alexadria (هارون; fl c AD 7th century; see f. 15v, lines 4-5).

The manuscript is defective at the end, and folio 1r contains fragments of poetry from the end of a preceding text.

Contents:

(1) Extracts from Ibn Jazlah (ابن جزلة), Minh āj al-bayān fīmā yastaʿmiluhū al-insān (منهاج البيان فيما يستعمله الإنسان; ff. 1v-15v);
(2) Aaron of Alexadria (هارون), Chapter Seven: Syrups (باب السابع في الأشربة), from the Nushat al-bīmāristān (نسخة البيمارستان; ff. 15v-25r);
(3) Chapter Twelve: Ointments (باب الثاني عشر في المراهم; ff. 25r-27);
(4) Chapter on Medication for Difficult and Burning Urination (باب في مداواة عسر البول وحرقته; f. 27r);
(5) Chapter on Medication for Urinary Incontinence (باب في مداواة خروج البول; ff. 27r-30r);
(6) Extracts from Ibn Jazlah (ابن جزلة), Minh āj al-bayān fīmā yastaʿmiluhū al-insān (منهاج البيان فيما يستعمله الإنسان; ff. 30r-38v).

Begins (f. 1v, lines 2-5 [cf. MS Or. 7499, f. 20r, lines 14-15]):

كتاب فيه أجزاء من منهاج الطب

أشياف أبيض صنعه مصغ عربي ونشا وكثيرة

من كل واحد درهمين أفيون مصري درهم إسفيذاج

الرصاص ستة دراهم يدق وينحل ويعجن ببياض البيض

Ends (f. 38v, lines 13-14, defective [cf. MS Or. 7499, f. 232r, lines 20-21]):

وإذا دق رطبًا ووضع على جرج طري المحمة

ورماده ينفع من حرق ذرورا على سائر القروح

Extent and format

Ff. 1r-38v

It is part of

Composite manuscript, mostly medical

194 images

Ref: Or 2601

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 2601, ff 1r-38v
Date(s): 14th century (CE, Gregorian)
Finding aids: Hamarneh, Sami, Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts on Medicine and Pharmacy at the British Library (Cairo: Les Editions Universitaires d’Egypte 1975), p. 252

Subjects: Medicine, ArabMedicine, MedievalPharmacology--Early works to 1800Medicine--Early works to 1800
People & organisations: Yaḥyá ibn 'Īsá Ibn Jazlah

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Kitāb fīhī ajzā’ min Minhāj al-ṭibb كتاب فيه أجزاء من منهاج الطب, British Library: Oriental Manuscripts, Or 2601, ff 1r-38v, in Qatar Digital Library <https://www.qdl.qa/archive/81055/vdc_100024114874.0x000001> [accessed 27 July 2024]

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