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| Country |
Turkey
VIAF
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| City |
Mardin
VIAF
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| Repository | Church of the Forty Martyrs |
| Shelfmark | MS 554 |
| Current Status | In situ |
| Type of Record | Manuscript |
| Extent | 162 page(s) |
| Century(ies) | 17th-18th century |
| Language(s) | Arabic; Arabic Garshuni |
| Genre(s) | Scientific works |
| HMML Proj. Num. |
CFMM 00554 |
| Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/124224 |
| Processed By | HMML |
| Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Salam Rassi |
| Surrogate Format | Digital |
| Capture Date | 2008/02/21 |
| Access Restrictions | Registered |
| Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
| Type of Record | Manuscript |
| Extent | 162 page(s) |
| Foliation | Modern pagination in Arabic numerals, 1-161 |
| Binding Dimensions | 15 x 11.5 x 3 cm |
| Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting leaves at beginning and end; leaf deterioration with severe loss of text, pages 1-6 |
| Type | Manuscript |
| Part Location | pages 1-161 |
| Century(ies) | 17th-18th century |
| Support | Paper |
| Page Layout | 1 column, 14 lines per page |
| Catchwords | Yes |
| Signatures | Yes |
| Writing System | Arabic; Syriac |
| Script(s) | Naskh; Serto |
| Item Location | pages 1-72 |
| Title | Treatise on astronomy |
| Language(s) | Arabic Garshuni |
| Item Notes |
Incomplete at beginning due to missing leaves |
| Item Location | page 73 |
| Title | Alchemical recipe for gold |
| Title NS | باب شمس صحيح مجرب |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Incipit | خذ لك مائة درهم كبريد اصفر فجره واصحبه الكبريد بالخل |
| Item Location | pages 74-156 |
| Title | Letter on alchemy |
| Title NS | ܪܣܐܠܗ̈ ܐܪܣܛܘ ܦܝ ܐܠܨܢܐܥܗ |
| Uniform Title | Ṣaḥīfat kanz Allāh al-akbar |
| Alternate Title | Epistle of the great treasure of God |
| Associated Name |
Aristotle, 384 BCE-322 BCE
(Attributed name)
VIAF
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| Associated Name |
Alexander, the Great, 356 BCE-323 BCE
(Recipient)
VIAF
|
| Associated Name |
ʻAbdíšoʻ bar Bríkā, -1318
(Translator)
VIAF
|
| Language(s) | Arabic Garshuni |
| Incipit | ܐܠܚܡܕ ܠܠܗ ܪܒ ܐܠܐܙܠܝܗ ܘܐܠܩܕܡ |
| Item Notes |
Translated from the Syriac; treatise in the form of an exchange of letters attributed to Alexander the Great and Aristotle; translator's introduction on pages 74-87; pseudo-Alexander's letter (incomplete) on pages 88-95; pseudo-Aristotle's letter on pages 96-156 |
| Item Location | pages 156-162 |
| Title | Alchemical miscellany |
| Language(s) | Arabic Garshuni |
| Item Notes |
Recipes for soap, golden clay for writing, purification of lead carbonate, and the whitening of yellow sulphur |
| Country |
Turkey
VIAF
|
| City |
Mardin
VIAF
|
| Repository | Church of the Forty Martyrs |
| Shelfmark | MS 554 |
| Current Status | In situ |
| Type of Record | Manuscript |
| Extent | 162 page(s) |
| Century(ies) | 17th-18th century |
| Language(s) | Arabic; Arabic Garshuni |
| Genre(s) | Scientific works |
| HMML Proj. Num. |
CFMM 00554 |
| Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/124224 |
| Processed By | HMML |
| Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Salam Rassi |
| Surrogate Format | Digital |
| Capture Date | 2008/02/21 |
| Access Restrictions | Registered |
| Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
| Type of Record | Manuscript |
| Extent | 162 page(s) |
| Foliation | Modern pagination in Arabic numerals, 1-161 |
| Binding Dimensions | 15 x 11.5 x 3 cm |
| Condition Notes |
Imperfect: wanting leaves at beginning and end; leaf deterioration with severe loss of text, pages 1-6 |
| Type | Manuscript |
| Part Location | pages 1-161 |
| Century(ies) | 17th-18th century |
| Support | Paper |
| Page Layout | 1 column, 14 lines per page |
| Catchwords | Yes |
| Signatures | Yes |
| Writing System | Arabic; Syriac |
| Script(s) | Naskh; Serto |
| Item Location | pages 1-72 |
| Title | Treatise on astronomy |
| Language(s) | Arabic Garshuni |
| Item Notes |
Incomplete at beginning due to missing leaves |
| Item Location | page 73 |
| Title | Alchemical recipe for gold |
| Title NS | باب شمس صحيح مجرب |
| Language(s) | Arabic |
| Incipit | خذ لك مائة درهم كبريد اصفر فجره واصحبه الكبريد بالخل |
| Item Location | pages 74-156 |
| Title | Letter on alchemy |
| Title NS | ܪܣܐܠܗ̈ ܐܪܣܛܘ ܦܝ ܐܠܨܢܐܥܗ |
| Uniform Title | Ṣaḥīfat kanz Allāh al-akbar |
| Alternate Title | Epistle of the great treasure of God |
| Associated Name |
Aristotle, 384 BCE-322 BCE
(Attributed name)
VIAF
|
| Associated Name |
Alexander, the Great, 356 BCE-323 BCE
(Recipient)
VIAF
|
| Associated Name |
ʻAbdíšoʻ bar Bríkā, -1318
(Translator)
VIAF
|
| Language(s) | Arabic Garshuni |
| Incipit | ܐܠܚܡܕ ܠܠܗ ܪܒ ܐܠܐܙܠܝܗ ܘܐܠܩܕܡ |
| Item Notes |
Translated from the Syriac; treatise in the form of an exchange of letters attributed to Alexander the Great and Aristotle; translator's introduction on pages 74-87; pseudo-Alexander's letter (incomplete) on pages 88-95; pseudo-Aristotle's letter on pages 96-156 |
| Item Location | pages 156-162 |
| Title | Alchemical miscellany |
| Language(s) | Arabic Garshuni |
| Item Notes |
Recipes for soap, golden clay for writing, purification of lead carbonate, and the whitening of yellow sulphur |
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