Muqaddima al-Ajurrumiyya [Treatise on Arabic grammar], 1130/31 A.H., 1718 C.E.
Item
Identifier: Or Ms 680
Scope and Contents
A revised version of the Muqaddima al-Ajurrumiyya of Ibn Ajurrum, who was born in Morocco in AH 672 / 1273-4 CE. This work is a concise treatise on the inflection of words, and proved extremely important in the study of Arabic grammar. This manuscript copy was compiled by a Lebanese monk named Jibril while he was in prison for his religion.
Dates
- Creation: 1130/31 A.H.
- Creation: 1718 C.E.
Creator
- Ibn Ajurrum, b 1273-4 C.E. (Author, Person)
- Jibril, fl 1718 C.E. (Lebanese monk, scribe of Or Ms 680) (Scribe, Person)
Language of Materials
Arabic
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 volume : Codex, paper
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in 2008. Accession no. E.2008.44.
Cultural context
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk