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ACQUISITIONS 2000-2 (Or. 25.768, cont., 25.769)

dtvünf), instructing agents (kethiidalar) along the road between Behesnr (Besni) and the village of Gözene (? aa j$5) to grant passing couriers (tatar agalar) of the Porte hospitality in their villages, and to prove them with shelter and rifle carrying guardsmen; dated Cermet l-ahir 1209 (December 1794 - January 1795) and signed by ‘Abdurrahman, miisellim of Behesnf (Besni), with a penge of two tugs. A seal with the name ‘Abdurrahman is found on the back. Acquired from G.J.O. Bouwman, Leiden, January 2001.

Cod.Or. 25.769 §erh-i Mevlüd £>«i» A mid 19th-century copy of an anonymous commentary on the Mevlüd (cf. f. 3a: 14, see quotation below): the popular mesnevf on the Prophet Muhammad by Siileyman Qelebi (d. 826/1422), better known as the Mevlid (see for copies of the work and references Cod.Or. 12.395, above). The commentary does not seem to be documented. The work is preceded by a lengthy prayer (lb-3a), which is followed by an introductory mesnevi (3a-4a). The main part of the work seems to consist of a selection of verses from the Mevlüd, to which a few verses, not found in the original text, are added. The work ends with the ascent to heaven 0mi'rac) and is concluded by another prayer (17b-18a). The verses and prayers are interrupted by headings with the refrain, with slight variations (also found in the Mevlüd): 'ger dilersiz bulasiz otdan necat * ‘cnjkla derd ile edifi es-salat’. Covered in soft, tattered, dark brown leather; cream paper, worn and stained in various places; 18 folios; 240x170 mm and 178x112 mm; 15 lines; catchwords up to f. 8b; irregular, vowelled nesih; headings and multiple borders in red; completed by Ahmed Sofiogli on 3 Rébï'ü l-ahir 1272 (13 December 1855). Acquired from G.J.O. Bouwman, Leiden, January 2001. Begins (lb): 9)1 V j V j ^*51 «Jij/I 4«JÜIVIj«JIVj«Jul j «Ju I jl — ■ ' «Ju I j'- “I ^jljnxtill (>« «JuL -j U>« II ^ 11 )l «JuL VI ... h—il>3 uj b PuI) «JuI ji i~. ml !•> ljU j (besmele) The commentary begins (3a): j*LL J I JJ LÜj ^3 * fl.Jj I T , m ‘1 1 u ^ ^«1 «1L J The first line of the Mevlüd (4b, after a besmele, as in Ate§’s edition, p. 92:1):