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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

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

Language of Materials

Arabic (Script: naskh)

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

1 volume

Other Finding Aids

Hukk, Mohammed Ashraful; Ethé, Hermann; and Robertson, Edward, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library (Hertford: Stephen Austin & Sons Ltd., 1925).

Custodial History

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

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated to the University of Edinburgh Library by Lieutenant-Colonel John Baillie of Leys' grandson, also named John Baillie, in 1876.

Processing Information

Annotation uses legacy data from Mohammed Hukk et al. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library.

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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