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ACQUISITIONS OF 2000-2 (Or. 26.051, cont., 26.237)

headed by a seal and the inscription of the kdzTof Damascus, es-Seyyid Mehmed Sa‘ïd. The inscription ‘mübüya'a hücceti kagidi kiymet gurus 5’ is found in the upper margin. A seal of the nd’ib, ‘Ömrïzade es-Seyyid Mehmed Sadik, who handled the case (cf. the first two lines of the sentence), occurs on the verso. (Cream paper, stamped ‘Waraqa sahiha', 775x263 mm, irregular nesih.) (B) A hiiccet concerning the ownership of a grave. Issued by the Mahkamat al- Maydan at Damascus, dated (in the last line) 27 Muharrem 1302 (17 November 1884). The text is marked with a seal, a red stamp with tugra, and the inscription of the Molla of Damascus, Serif Pa§azade es-Seyyid Mehmed Es‘ad. Three Turkish inscriptions with, mostly illegible, seals are found on the verso\ they read, respectively, ‘görüldi’-, ‘sicill-i mahkemeye ba‘de l-kayd mukabele süd, sahife 72, numara 101', dated 27 Muharrem [1]302; and ‘tapu kalemince mu'&mildt-i nizamiye rdet ve resm-i nizami uh£ ve defter-i mahsüsina kayd olunmisdur', dated 26 Receb [1]300 (2 June 1883). (Cream paper, 645x240 mm, nesih) (C) A hiiccet concerning a pious foundation (waqf) issued by the sharCa court of Shamsakiya (?) in the liva of Hawran, Syria, dated (in the last line) 15 §a ‘ban 1329 (11 Augustus 1911). The printed heading reads: ‘bin gurus ve andanyukari mikddn havi olan i‘lamdt-i ser'iye evrakina mahsüsdur, kiymeti on gurusdur'. A green stamp, with seal and date are found in the lower margin. A court seal, the inscriptions ‘ashyla mukabele oluna' (with signature), 'asliyla mukabele onlunmisdur’, and various references are found on the verso. Further notes with the names of the claimants and the fee (20 kurus) paid for the document are found on the same side. (Cream paper, 570x410 mm, nk‘a)

Cod.Or. 26.237 Vesïletü n-necat ft mevlüdi n-nebi ‘aleyhf s-salat 5 J I Irt II 4_> I f CjIxJI A ' " £

A late 18th-century copy of the popular poem, in mesnevi rhyme, in praise of the Prophet Muhammad by Siileyman Qelebi (d. 82671422), Imam at the Great Mosque of Bursa. The work, also simply known as Mevlid or Mevlud was completed in 812 (1409). The last four distichs (36a-b), not found in Ate§’s edition, may have been added by a copyist. (For other copies and references, see