Lubb el-lubb ve sırr el-sırr - لب اللب و سر السر

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  • Reference
    • GB 59 Or 12668
  • Dates of Creation
    • 19th century
  • Language of Material
    • Turkish
  • Physical Description
    • 1 text 18 ff Materials : Paper. Foliation : European, 18 ff. Ruling : No text frames. Dimensions : 224 mm x 142 mm. Script : Rık'a. Ink : Black ink with red overlining.

Scope and Content

This volume contains an Ottoman Turkish translation of al-Futūḥāt al-Makkiyah (الفتوحات المكية), a mystical work by Muḥyī al-Dīn ibn al-ᶜarabī, presumably from an epitomised version. Although no author of the translation is provided, it is likely that this is the same work as the one produced by İsmail Hakkı Bursevi. Before the start of the text, a calligraphic specimen of the Besmele has been appended in large black nesih letters on a dark green background. This manuscript is undated but was likely copied in the 19th century CE.

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Acquisition Information

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

Related Material

For more information, see OM I, p. 174.