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Or Ms 256: مجرّبات اکبری Mujarrabāt-i Akbarī, 1128 A.H., 1715 C.E.

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Identifier: Or Ms 256

Scope and Contents

An elaborate work on the compound medicaments for the human body, compiled between 1126-1130 A.H. (1714-1718 C.E.) by famous physician Mīr Muḥammad Akbar, also called "Muḥammad Arzānī", who flourished during Mughal Emperor Awrangzīb's reign (1658-1707 C.E.), and was the son of Mīr Ḥājī Muqīm.

See Or Ms 255 for a further example of a work by this author.

Dates

  • Creation: 1128 A.H.
  • Creation: 1715 C.E.

Creator

Language of Materials

Persian (Script: nasta'līq-shikastah-āmīz)

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

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).

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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