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ACQUISITIONS OF 1980-7 (Or. 20.400, cont.)

Literature: ‘OM III, pp. 300-1. (4) ff. 97a-98a A list of the azimuths of the direction of Mecca (inhiraf-i sümütü l-kible) for a series of places in the Ottoman Empire and beyond, from Erzincan to Kashmir and various towns in India. It is followed (in f. 98a:6) by a list in which various constellations are characterized. (5) ff. 98b-114a A treatise on regents (‘avamit) An undated copy of an anonymous treatise on grammar based on the Arabic Kitab ‘Awdmil al-mi’a by ‘Abd al-Qahir al-Juijanl (d. 471/1078-9, cf. GAL I, p. 287), who is mentioned in the first two lines. The work is referred to as * ‘ilm-i nahvde ‘avamil yüz...’ in the third line. No title is given. Begins (98b, after a besmele): j ■ *1 * v4JL> jjj j iA>. La* j*»JI jJI r jj jM LoJI \i r ^ i iu fj-q ... f-^S j)J O fit. )J ajjjl Ends (114a): Luil ) fit. ) t~> .»!>>■ ) Ini'a> ,_jjl))*JL4 ) ) J-oLc. j)J )J j_. a ^ ) t. . a'i f.M mil ) L j—u flc. I j-uj jij Aj I jLj ) Jij (jj I j.*> I «If jA~>l5 ^ >) r r r 3

(6) ff. 114b-125b Sülük-i kavïm ve sirat-i miistakim *_< is4 J»l) fj $3 tUj The first pages of an undated copy of a work on mysticism by shaykh Mustafa Müstakïm Niyaz! (flourished in the middle ofthe 12th/18th century). Commencing with the introductory sections, the text breaks off after some pages into the first chapter (bab). The title is mentioned in f. 120a: 5. The author mentions himself in f. 117b:5. A lengthy marginal addition, in Arabic, referring to the biography of the Prophet occurs on f. 123a. Begins (114b, after a besmele)-.