Arabic manuscript collections in the Democratic Republic of Yemen

Evidence

"Manuscript: Sayʾūn, Ǧaʿfar al-Saqqāf, 37 sheets, badly fretted"

Remarks

This entry describes an anonymous fragment found in the collection of Ǧaʿfar al-Saqqāf. The 37-sheet fragment is in a poor state of preservation, described as 'badly fretted' (p. 96). It is noted to contain quotations from perished chronicles of Bā Šarāḥīl and Bā Saḫla, making its physical survival, even in a damaged state, significant for historiography (p. 96).