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ACQUISITIONS OF 1970-9 (Or. 14.556, cont.)

see Cod.Or. 6240. The introduction is followed by the catchword ‘hikayet’, not repeated on the following page (66a). The following poem (66a-70a), consisting of three sections (headings have been omitted) and probably meant as an introduction to the following, larger mesnevi, describes the life of a süfï saint (idivane) called Burh-i Esved, who flourished during the period of the Prophet Müsa. The second, longer mesnevi, concerns the biography of Muhammad and his miracles. It is divided into five sections (headings omitted).

The introduction begins (56b, after a besmele): ajJL).» *UmJjJjl JL*- 4Ï jJ» j It ends (65b): -jli w -CD5U.Ü9 ti>5U.La iii5U.Ls ,>*J* sr'"*^ aUiü ,JJt. L J*iUdjlj * ol>L» jJ3

The first mesnevi begins (66a): jT <ol$j j jj jJjT * ji* oAiaUj u-i<a-« us*Ji It ends (70a): (J.4 a JiJ-» * u-s-iu- 4 ^ The second mesnevi begins (70a, after a besmele): - j II .1 *U I U_- .?■ <lL," % | * aj^Mi It ends (89a): ^ ; ;h .,,j' jjj * cuiU-ta o5Ltli oiLtla

(7) ff. 91b-115a Münacat-i Müsa oL^-Lu An anonymous account of the colloquy between God and the Prophet Müsa on Mount Tür (Sinai). The title occurs in a heading preceding the work (91b). Begins (91b, after a besmele): jj_k> ■'■!! <l_i If j; ai_,i '<■><* jjli ***■ «Id ‘ ‘ ^ a15 <u_c.LL> Ends (115a): - Jj I«• jjJLatj *1)1 a jM^Lu/ 1^“ a-* W ilJ1 «If I