An Ottoman Turkish almanac comprising 12 pages of tables of predictions by each day of each month of the year. The manuscript starts with an overview of the year and its correlation to the zodiac (f. 2r), followed by monthly predictions. The monthly predictions are accompanied by advice purported to be from Greek sources. Occasional phrases in Arabic. The manuscript contains marginalia on ff. 2r-v, 6r-v and 7v in faded black ink in a hand different from that of the main copyist. The manuscript is undated, but likely to be from the (late?) 18th or 19th centuries, based on the handwriting and the dates included in the opening description.
[Ottoman ruzname]
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- Reference
- GB 59 Or 16517
- Dates of Creation
- 18th century-19th century
- Language of Material
- Arabic Turkish
- Physical Description
- 1 text 7 ff Materials : Thick beige paper. Dimensions : 200 mm x 128 mm. Foliation : Western. Ruling : Text areas of various sizes; numbers of days and months included in red-ruled boxes. Script : Rık'a. Ink : Primarily black ink, with red ink for boxes and some illumination. Binding: No boards; sewing along the spine broken in parts.
Scope and Content
Access Information
Not Public Record(s)
Unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Purchased from Mr. A. Leverton 14 February 2008.