276

IV (ff. 150-151). A few pieces of poetry by Awra
Zíb, Báqí'á, etc., and copy of a farmán addressed
'Alí Mardán Khán by Sháh Jahán.

V (f. 152a). A list of the Moghul emperors down
Awrang-zíb.

No. CLXXXIV.

Add. 203 (Lewis 21).

مکاتبات علّامی

The Mukátabát-i-'Allámí, otherwise called Ins
yi-Abu'l-Faḍl; a well-known collection of letters
ten by Sheykh Abu'l-Faḍl, Akbar's great minister,
piled by 'Abdu's-Şamad b. Afḍal Muḥamm
See Rieu, pp. 396-7; Ethé, col. 841-2.

Ff. 284 (ff. 1a and 2846 blank; ff. 16-186 in a d
ent and more modern hand); 24.4 X 16.4 c.; 15 1. V
ten in a fairly good Indian ta'liq; headings in red.
colophon.

Begins as usual:

داوریرا که وجود بشر را از کارخانه عنایت

نیایش مر
ن
و حیات پوشانید الخ

Daftar I ends on f. 65%. Daftar II appears to en
f. 177a, and to be followed by Daftar III, which,
ever, has no heading or title.

No. CLXXXV.

Add. 210 (Lewis 28).

کاتبات علّامی مشهور بانشاء ابو الفضل،

The Mukátabát-i-'Allámí, commonly called I
yi-Abu'l-Fadl; letters written by Akbar's celebrated
ister Abu'l-Fadl, collected and edited by 'Abdu's-S

ng-

to

to

há-

writ-

com-

nad.

iffer-
Writ-

No

گوناگو

کسون

d on

how-

277

b. Afdal Muhammad. See Rieu, pp. 396-7; Ethé, col.
841-2.

Ff. 175 (ff. 6a and 152-175 blank; ff. 1a-56 and
6b-8a, originally blank, inscribed with various notes
on religious duties, the taking of auguries, etc.); 26.6 X
16.5 c.; 17 1. Written in a poor Indian ta'liq. Not dated.
The title Dhakhiratu'l-Mulk is wrongly given to the
work on f. 86. There are copious interlinear glosses and
marginal notes throughout the earlier portion of the work.

No. CLXXXVI.

Add. 216. (Lewis 34).

beliswil,

"

انشای ابو الفضل رسائل مختلفه در طابت

و غیره

A volume containing the Epistolary Models of
Abu'l-Faḍl, sundry medical treatises by Yusufí, etc.
Ff. 217 (ff. 1a, 3, 61b, 102-111a, 1176-1196, and
217 blank); 21.0 X 12.0 C.; 12-17 1. Written in clear
but ugly Indian ta'liq; headings in red.

Contents:

I (ff. 16-26). ill. A short treatise on
divination by means of the shoulder-blades of sheep,
beginning, after a short doxology of the usual kind:

اما بعد بدانکه جمع حکما گفته اند که شناختن شانه گوسفند
علمیست از علم نجوم افزان تر (sic)

2.

nshá-

min-

amad

II (f. 4a). Memoranda of birthdays, the dates of which
range from A. H. 1066 to 1076.

III (f. 4). Magic square for [? recovering] a run-away

slave.

IV (f. 5a). Form of "visitation" for Imám Huseyn
prescribed by the Imám Ja'far-i-Şádiq.