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ACQUISITIONS OF 1970-9 (Or. 14.385, cont.)

the following items: Or. 14.385 A An alphabetically arranged ledger with 138 entries containing the names of persons who were initiated members of the BektashTye order under Ahmed Sirrï Dede Baba up to 1950. Turkish in various rik'a hands. A note on the contents is found on the inner front-board (quoted in De Jong’s article, p. 253). See for further details, De Jong’s article, pp. 253-4. First and last lines are quoted in Witkam, Catalogue, p. 474. Or. 14.385 B A ledger with financial notes related to the repair and extension of the tekke in 1902, the purchase of real estate in 1905, a vakf at Port Said (revenue and expenses 1924-53), and another vakf at Cairo (idem, 1938-53). Arabic and Turkish in various nk'a hands. See for further details, De Jong’s article, p. 254, and Witkam, Catalogue, pp. 474-5. Or. 14.385 C A notebook with miscellaneous notes and references, drafts of letters, and statements of current expenses, dated 1289/1872-3 to 1924. Turkish in various rik'a and $ikeste hands. See for further details, De Jong’s article, p. 254. Or. 14.385 D A ledger with financial notes concerning expenses incurred by [Sim Baba’s predecessor] Mehmed Lutfi Baba (in 1319/1901-1322/1904) and Ahmed Sirrï Dede Baba (1930-6). Arabic and Turkish in various rik'a hands. See for further details, De Jong’s article, pp. 254-5, and Witkam, Catalogue, p. 475 (with a quotation of the heading preceding the notes). Or. 14.385 E The guest-book of the Cairene tekke, 1917-33. Entries in Latin, Greek and Arabic script. They include names of well-known orientalists and, curiously, the Princess Bibesco (13a). See for further details, De Jong’s article, p. 255, and Witkam,