سيرة المجاهدين, Sīrat al-mujāhidīn , vol. 16
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Abstract/Description: | A popular epic that describes the life of a bedouin woman warrior named Dalhama and the wars of two berber tribes against the Byzantines; originating in oral traditions, Sīrat al-mujāhidīn was probably composed in Syria ca. 1100; Najm Ibn Hisham is credited throughout with the narration; this section mentions the personality ʻAbd al-Wahhāb on the title page, and refers to Malatya, a place in Asia Minor. |
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Subject(s): | Arabs -- History -- Early works to 1800 Epic poetry, Arabic -- Manuscripts Mediterranean Region -- History -- Early works to 1800 Morocco |
Title: |
سيرة المجاهدين. Sīrat al-mujāhidīn , vol. 16. |
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Name(s): |
Muhammad ibn Sulayman, copyist. Jewish Theological Seminary Library. Manuscript. NH121. |
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Type of Resource: | text | |
Genre: | Manuscripts. | |
Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Created: |
1830?] 1830 |
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Place of Publication: | Morocco | |
Extent: | 234 leaves : paper ; 22.5 x 16 cm. | |
Abstract/Description: | A popular epic that describes the life of a bedouin woman warrior named Dalhama and the wars of two berber tribes against the Byzantines; originating in oral traditions, Sīrat al-mujāhidīn was probably composed in Syria ca. 1100; Najm Ibn Hisham is credited throughout with the narration; this section mentions the personality ʻAbd al-Wahhāb on the title page, and refers to Malatya, a place in Asia Minor. | |
Note(s): |
Ms. codex. Former identification number: 234 L Shelfmark: New York, The Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary, MS NH121. Cataloging and digitization funded by an anonymous challenge grant, 2014-2015. Arabic: Arabic (Maghribi) script. |
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Subject(s): |
Arabs -- History -- Early works to 1800 Epic poetry, Arabic -- Manuscripts Mediterranean Region -- History -- Early works to 1800 Morocco |
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Library Classification: | MS NH121 | |
Library Classification: | SHF 1943:18 | |
Held by: | Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary JT1 RBR | |
Shelf locator: | MS NH121 | |
Location Note: | LNR | |
Restrictions on Access: | Restricted: Material extremely fragile; See Conservation Department. | |
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