Subhatü'l-uşşak - صبحة العشاق

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12238
  • Dates of Creation
    • 17th century
  • Language of Material
    • Arabic Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 18 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 18 ff. Dimensions : 200 mm x 120 mm. Script : Nesih.

Scope and Content

This volume contains a collection of one hundred Aḥādīth with a paraphrase in Ottoman Turkish verse by Latifi of Kastamonu. This manuscript was copied by Mustafa al-Katip of Monastir (present-day Tunisia), likely in the 17th century CE.

Access Information

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Unrestricted

Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum from Dr. Oskar Rescher on 8 June 1959.