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ACQUISITIONS OF 1980-7 (Or. 17.910, cont.)

(2) pp. 51-97 A collection of short prayers in Albanian and (transcribed) Arabic/Turkish, preceded by titles beginning with ‘teqbiri...’ or ‘terxhumani...’ ; it ends with a ‘Mersije Muharremit’ (from p. 86 onwards) and a prayer headed ‘mbas mersijes këndokëtë dua' (on p. 95). (3) pp. 98-103 Sallavat Namei Sherif A prayer in (transcribed) Turkish. The title is found in a heading preceding the text. It begins (p. 96, after a besmele): ‘allahyme sali vesel-lim ala sejjidna Bihak nuri xhemali sultani enbija ve burhani... ’ (4) pp. 104-31 Taxhname A treatise in the form of questions and answers on the tenets and ceremonies of the Bektashfye order, in particular the head-dress (tac) and cloak (hirka) worn by novices, in (transcribed) Turkish. The title is mentioned in p. 104:7. It begins (p. 104, after a prayer): ‘Hadha Taxhname derfahri dervishan veirshadi qisve, xhenabi Fahri qainat vesiritaxh, mevxhudat ve-eshref mahlukat...’ It ends (p. 131): ‘Bileler ve ygrenërler egjer Bilmese ve ygrenmese ollqimse Bizen degjildër jarën divani hakta shermësar ve ruh sijah ollurllar Ne uzu bilah men dhaliq AAA (5) pp. 141-200 A collection of poems amd songs in, mostly, (transcribed) Turkish: dii-beyts by - the pen-names are rendered here according to the Ottoman transcription convention used in this book - Seyfï, Nesïmï, §emsf, and Fuzülï (pp. 141-8); kalendens by Nesïmï, Seyfï, Vïrani Sultan, Turabï Dede, Yeminï, Pertevï, Selamï, Dehrï, Mebnï (pp. 148-71); gazels by Bosnavï, Kaygusuz Abdal, §emsï, Rühï (a müseddes), Ha§im Baba, Misalï, Nesïmï, Fuzülï, Mecnünï, Seyyid