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ACQUISITIONS OF 2000-2 (Or. 25.770, cont.)

(3) ff. 108b-157b Terceme-i Akrabadfn-i cedid a» ^>. ,jj 1^ I »- . f A copy of a translation of an Arabic work on pharmacology by Salih b. Nasrullah Efendi el-Halebi Heklmba§i b. Sallüm (d. 1080/1670), cf. GAL II, p. 447, No. 4. This translation was made by Süleyman Efendi, also known as Hayatlzade Damadi (d. 1128/1715), whose name is mentioned in f. 108b:10. The title of the original work, based in part on the work of ‘Nikola-i Mesïhï’ (probably the Antidotarium Nicolai, cf. Götz II, p. 402), is mentioned in f. 109a:20, its author in f. 109b:4. This work consists of an introduction (108b-109b) and twelve chapters (makale), subdivided into sections (fast). Folio 118 has remained blank (and was added later to the manuscript). A few marginal additions and indications of content. An inventory of various medical pills, potions, and terms is found on f. 108a (32 items). Begins (108b, after a besmele): ijóLJ) JljjV jjiL»- ijV^I Jjl j jl**. Zjz Li^bJI j_i a ^ 44 l_j * a^ • ■ “ AJt-i j ... aS jjJLj V j j jj IU- * ... jl |jl ■«_. I ' - *1 ■ « II • ^ . AI a f I I»- ...VI 1 \ f J Ends (157b): aJjl tiljL* jf>oi OjJ (j-c.L jljjJU 4 ... jJ a Ju I ^jl S~ -vl Catalogue entries: Götz II, 419, where other MSS are mentioned; see also Fihris 675-6 (I, p. 171); Medical Manuscripts manuscripts, pp. 212-4. (4) ff. 158a-160b A chapter from a medical work, discussing injuries, ulcers, and their treatment, headed ‘Fas I ft beyani l-cerahat ve 'l-kurühat'; the text is incomplete at the end. *** Bound in dark brown leather; a worn lable with the legend 'ttbb' is found on the back; glazed paper without watermarks, varying in colour from white to pale brown; 166 folios; 210x130mm and 165x80 mm, varying; (1,4) 20 lines, (2,3) 23 lines; catchwords, lacking in(1,4); (1,4) irregular nesih, (2,3) ta’lik; headings,