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ACQUISITIONS OF 1980-7 (Or. 18.175, cont.)

(30 entries). It is preceded by the heading ‘ta'bimüme-i diger'. It begins (13a): A -a. .< ^ I Jju I - — AjJ jLi j a JJ V Ur** AAwjS Jjt [S I = ] ‘^Ll I ... aJ$I a Li ^jl 4_taüj>S

(6) ff. 14a-b A ta ‘birname A table showing the prognostic value of the separate letters of the alphabet (see plate). It is preded by the heading ‘ta‘bïmame-i diger 'ala hurüf-i teheccf. It begins (14a): ... <J$I w ~■*-1_>j «v** cj aJ$j >^II~i*vIj c_> aJ$j jjJLt. a*ij< I

(7) f. 14b A list of seven types of sleep followed by their definitions, in Arabic.

(8) ff. 14b-15b

An essay, incomplete at the end, on twelve types of sleep. It begins (14b-15a): ,j jXayt «.Vila f. 1H1 La Aj Out jit Öi* ■J-'H-J* tP*-* Ldt* . . . 1 - ‘ M ^ C 4.sl 3 2 f

(9) f. 16a

A prescription for the recitation of parts of the F&tiha on consecutive days of the week. It begins (16a): ujdl aaaJI aa-VI a^j jJjj aaöLS jAjI jLj I aSjLaa. 5_>»l j aaL^a ... |A>j \ VI aaa ^Lif L ij-A«JLxJI It is followed by a talismanic square (vafk).

(10) ff. 16b-19b Galib-i maglüb risalesi aJLwj c_JLc. A treatise, allegedly written by Aristotle for Alexander the Great (DhU l-qamayn), which enables one to predict whether a person will be a victor or someone vanquished. The prediction is based on the mathematical manipulation of the