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ACQUISITIONS OF 1970-9 (Or. 14.250)

Cod.Or. 14.250 Two translations of Persian works on the biography of the Prophet Muhammad The manuscript, which has suffered from worms and from copper corrosion, is in a bad condition. Some pages show stains of white paint. It lacks a part, probably only one leaf, at the beginning, and is crumbling towards the end. A more detailed description of the contents will only be possible after rebinding and conservation treatment. (1) text in the central rectangles of each page Terceme-i §evahidii n-niibiiwe Xj .-.ll ^ ij.fr t- An undated, incomplete copy of a work on the signs of the Prophethood in Muhammad’s own life and that of his companions and successors, translated from the Persian ShawOhid an-nubuwwa li-taqwiya yaqin ahl al-futuwwa by ‘Abd ar- Rahman Jamï (d. 898/1492), completed in 885/1480 and consisting of an introduction, seven ‘pillars’ (rukn), and a conclusion (khatima), see Storey 1/1, p. 234. The translator was probably Abizade HalimT Efendi (d. 1013/1604-5), cf. OM I, p. 228. The work, written in a highly complex rhymed prose alternated by poems in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish, is preceded by a lengthy introduction, containing ample praise of Sultan Mehmed [III, ruled 1003/1595-1012/1603] and mention of the Persian original (but not of the name of the translator), and, as in the original, is followed by a prologue (mukaddime) and seven rükns. The copy breaks off somewhere in the sixth or seventh riikn. Begins: *>• i“4’‘ • u-* IL+uj LLdjI Ai) $ <41*51 L^JI j jj .---H jdtli» j_.- 1 J 11 -• • a jjj* Lr*HI*-* |»5_iIf .<-»ï't {•j'i i i<l _-——« jl Catalogue entries: Fihris 875 (I, p. 225); Karatay 1078; TTY 243 (12 MSS).