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al-Mufradāt المفردات Shāhīn ibn Jirjis شاهين بن جرجس [‎iv-v] (15/330)

The record is made up of Codex A collection of pages, usually gathered into quires, and bound between covers. ; ff. iv+152+v. It was created in 18th century. It was written in Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Oriental Manuscripts.

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Treatise on medicine and diatetics mostly composed of 115 tables (ff. 26r-141r). The work is preceded by an introduction to the tables and general medical principles. Tables of synonymous drug names are found on ff. 144r-152r. The tables at least are attributed to the otherwise unknown Shāhīn ibn Jirjis (شاهين بن جرجس, see ff. 26r and 152v). A dedication to the amīr ‘Alā’ al-Dīn Abū al-Shujā‘ Dhū al-Qarnayn ibn ‘Izz al-Dawlah ibn al-amīr Ghāzī, known as the 'Power of the Prince of the Faithful (i.e. of the Caliph)' (علاء الدين أبو الشجاع ذو القرنين بن عز الدولة بن الأمير غازي عزة أمير المؤمنين, ff. 1v, line 15-2r, line 8).

The copy was produced for the principal student of the teacher (i.e. of the author, التلميذ الرئيس للمعلم, f. 1r).

The seal and inscriptions of the same Yūsuf Ṣayfī who owned this manuscript are also found in MSS Or. 12142, 12143, 12146, 12149, 12150, 12153, 12154, 12155, 12156 and 12157. Yūsuf Ṣayfī was a Christian: in an inscription dated 1258/1842-3 he states that he is Orthodox (Or. 12146, f.1r), while in an inscription dated [12]62/1845-6 (the same year the present manuscript was completed) he states that he is Catholic (Or. 12143, f.1r).

Begins (f. 1v, lines 2-4):

إن أول ما افتتح به الخطاب وأجمل ما ابتدئ به

الكتاب التعظيم لله والتنوية بأسمائه

والشكر لآلائه والحمد على نعمائه ...

Colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. (f. 152v, lines 1-3):

تم المجلد

المبارك الموسوم بالمعلم

شاهين المذكور

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Codex A collection of pages, usually gathered into quires, and bound between covers. ; ff. iv+152+v
Physical characteristics

Material: Western laid paper

Dimensions: 200 x 130 mm leaf [160 x 85 mm text frames]

Foliation: British Museum foliation in pencil; the tables on ff. 26v-141v, which comprise an opening each, are numbered in red and green ink in the upper edge corners of versos

Ruling: Misṭarah ; 21 lines per page; vertical spacing 14 lines per 10 cm

Script: Naskh ; the scribe is Yūsuf Ṣayfī (يوسف صيفي, see f. 152v, lines 1-5)

Ink: Black ink, with headings and punctuation in red and green (some gold on first opening, ff. 1v-2r); and black red, green and blue in tables (ff. 26v-141v)

Decoration: All folios with text are framed in red ink (2v-19r, first opening ff. 1v-2r in black and gold);

Binding: British Museum half-leather binding

Condition: Minor tide marks at tail towards front of volume, some stains and smudges, all folios guarded

Marginalia: Very few

Seals: ff. 1r and 152v

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Arabic in Arabic script
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