An almanac for the year 842

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Country
France
City
Paris
Institution
Bibliothèque Nationale de France
Collection
Manuscrits Persans
Shelfmark
Supplement persan 367

Contents

An almanac for the year 842 (Ibrāhīm ibn Jāmal, fl. 15th c.)
Author
Ibrāhīm ibn Jāmal, fl. 15th c.
ابراهيم بن جامل
Show other names
Ibrāhīm ibn Jāmal, fl. 15th c. (authorised)
ابراهيم بن جامل (variant)
Biographical notes
He was the son of the Chief of astrologers and geomancers (شیخ المنجم والرمال) of the “Ottoman Door”
Title
An almanac for the year 842
Notes
An almanac for the year 842 AH [1438-1439 CE] composed mostly of astrological tables.
The work is dedicated to Murad II, Sultan of the Turks, 1404-1451 on the f. 2
This work was composed in 498 AH [1104-1105 CE]
Main language of text
Persian
Bibliography
Catalogue
Blochet, Edgar. Catalogue des manuscrits persans. Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1905-34, 795.

Physical Description

Number of folios
31 ff.
Dimensions of folio
width 26cm, height 37cm
Hand
Copyist: Maḥmūd Simbāl, fl. 1294محمود سمبال

History

Place
Istanbul
Date of copy
15th. century
THis codex has an ex-libris of a certains al-Shirvani dated 1277 AH [1860-1861 CE]
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