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ACQUISITIONS 1980-7 (Or. 17.001, cont.)

dive] Muhammad Tawfik (with the year 1296/1878-9) dated 18 Safer 1301 (19 December 1883). White paper, 670x400 mm. A note with the legend: ‘army, Harrington Lt Colonel, Nov r 83’, has been attached with a steel pin. (d) An original copy of a ferman (berat, divdnf, 3 lines), by which the Khedival government was instructed to bestow the decoration of the ni§0n-i ‘alï-i 'Osmam upon Arthur Harrington, dated 2 Cemazf l-ahir 1303 (8 March 1886). The text is headed by a tugra of Sultan ‘AbdulhamTd II (cf. Umur, pp. 313-7) and a preamble in gold print. An inscription (in nk'a) on the verso-side states that it concerned the nisan-i ‘üli-i 'Osman of the third degree, with two tailed signatures. White paper, 566x365 mm. (e) An original copy of a buyruldu (dMni, 3 lines) by which Arthur Harrington was promoted to the rank of mir-i liva (brigade commander), with the seal of [the Khedive] Muhammad Tawfik (with the year 1296/1878-9) dated 23 §a‘ban 1302 (7 June 1885). White paper, 540x385 mm. (0 An original copy of a ferman (.berat, divani, 3 lines), by which the Khedival government was instructed to bestow the decoration of the mecidi ni§dn-i %i-§an, second degree, upon Arthur Harrington, dated 30 §a ‘ban 1319 (12 December 1901). The text is headed by a tugra of Sultan ‘AbdulhamTd II (cf. Umur, pp. 313-7) and a preamble in gold print. A note stating that the decoration was to be given on 24 §ewal 1319 (3 February 1902) is added in the lower margin. An inscription, in nk'a, verso, briefly indicates the nature and content of the document, with two, gold-dusted, tailed signatures. White paper, 560x390 mm.