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ACQUISITIONS OF 1996-9 (Or. 23.650, cont.)

(1) ff. 4b-71a Vasfyet[-name] A copy of a treatise on the principles of the Islamic faith by Mehmed b. PIr ‘All BirgivI (Birgili Mehmed Efendi, d. 981/1573). The work ends with a colophon stating that the work was completed in about 970 (1562-3). Many manuscript copies have survived. (For more details and references, see Cod.Or. 12.339(1), above.) A few interlinear and marginal additions. Begins (4b, after a besmele): «-M ...II j a A'. Ir < jLel ^j.0 I I« ^ j LjIaa ^ aJI <üj From the introduction (ibidem): ,. * j ■ II j ÜIj" * j i a •>.I) jj a a It 4j o ^6 Ml Lo I ... A ..■•-•■I uJLJI j -«II U^'it Llx. Lr JU. Ends (71a): jaISj J ■■■'■ 4jb aLjl Aj3J Alf jjLaj ... Colophon (ibidem): 5 V* LajJU “ -* l~l j (jit t All I 4 «j > «ut AJ

(2) ff. 3b, 4b-70b, (margins), 71a (also in margin) §erh-i Vasiy et-i Birgivf J An incomplete copy of a commentary on the popular Vastyet (Vasty etname) by Mehmed el-Birgivf (d. 981/1573); most of the text has the format of disconnected marginal notes, numbered per page. The commentary was written by Shaykh ‘All es-Sadrf el-Konevl, ‘known as Deveci ‘All Efendi among his friends’(d. after 1120/1708). The first part of the introduction, preceding the author’s preface, is lacking. The author of the original work is mentioned in f. 3b:2 and f. 3a: 13; the title of his work in f. 3a: 12. The name of the commentator occurs in f. 4b:31-3 (margin). (For other copies and references, see Cod.Or. 17.129, above; for copies of the original work, see (1) and Cod.Or. 12.339(1), above.) Begins (3b): *ajji 0AJ3JÜ 3 5Laj Jrfil 3 Ulfc J*ail aJjjJljU 3 ,*>»■>• Ul ... ^ 3JLJI ■ 1 113II a.a>j 4j I r ^ 3%ao>4 a~ a_< t ">■ Ends (71a):