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Or Ms 395: کتاب مجمع الامثال Kitāb Majma' al-amthāl, undated copy (original text composed 12th cent. C.E.)

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Identifier: Or Ms 395
Scope and Contents

The large collection of more than 6,000 Arabic proverbs, arranged alphabetically, by Shaykh (Abū al-Faḍl) Aḥmad bin Muḥammad al-Maydānī al-Nīshāpūrī (died 518 A.H., 1124 C.E.), in two parts, the first beginning on fol.1a, the second beginning on fol.161b.


It bears seals with the date 1131 A.H. (1719 C.E.) on fols. 1a and 334a.

Dates: undated copy (original text composed 12th cent. C.E.)

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  • Names: Baillie, John, of Leys, 1772-1833 (Member of Parliament, and East India Company Official) X
  • Subject: Proverbs, Arabic X