Some Observations on Composite and Multiple-Text Manuscripts in the Islamic Tradition of the Horn of Africa
Ethiopia
18th Century
Source: Gori, A. (2016). Some Observations on Composite and Multiple-Text Manuscripts in the Islamic Tradition of the Horn of Africa. In Multiple-Text Manuscripts (pp. 155-170). De Gruyter.
Recipe Details
Preparation Steps
This codex contains a selection of texts about ‘ilm al-ḥurūf (science of the letters) and ḥawāṣṣ al-asmā’ (the qualities of the names of God). It includes Kitāb bahĢat al-ṩarf fī ‘ilm al-ḥarf by Nāṣir al-DĦn Muḥammad b. ‘Abdallāh Ibn Qurqmās (p. 164).
Original Recipe Text
This codex contains a selection of texts about ‘ilm al-ḥurūf (science of the letters) and ḥawāṣṣ al-asmā’ (the qualities of the names of God). It includes Kitāb bahĢat al-ṩarf fī ‘ilm al-ḥarf by Nāṣir al-DĦn Muḥammad b. ‘Abdallāh Ibn Qurqmās (p. 164).
Evidence
"IES 272... The codex was finished on the 15th of šawwāl 1210 (23 April 1796)."
Remarks
The scribe of this manuscript was Muḥammad b. IdrĦs b. Nũr, who is otherwise unknown (p. 164). This text is noted as being rare and contains mystical qualities of the letters and magical squares (p. 164).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Codicological analysis
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
RegionEthiopia
Approx. Year1750
Source Information
AuthorGori, A.
CollectionAddis Ababa, Institute of Ethiopian Studies
Language
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