[Three Ottoman texts].

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12655
  • Dates of Creation
    • Late 16th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 3 texts 141 ff Material : Paper. Foliation : European, 141 ff. Dimensions : 279 mm x 205 mm. Script : Nesih.

Scope and Content

This volume contains the following three texts:. (I) ff 1v-29r : Ahbar el-dakaik, a work without an author provided on popular religion, illustrated by various anecdotes;. (II) ff 29r-42v : Tevarih-i Kostantiniye, a legendary history of İstanbul;. (III) ff 42v-141r : Dakaik el-ahbar an ahadis-i şerife, a work on popular religion, also without the name of the author provided, similar to text I, partly in the form of question and answer, containing many anecdotes and traditions. All three works are in the same hand and were likely copied in the late 16th century CE, although the first and last folios have been supplied in a hand dated 1221 AH (1806-07 CE).

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Acquisition Information

Purchased by the British Museum from Dr. Oskar Rescher in October 1961.