DEPARTMENT OF OKIENTAL MSS. 33 



The Diwan of Kazi Burhan ud-DTn, in archaic Turkish, 

 A.H. 796 ; A.D. 1394. One of the earliest dated Turkish MSS. 

 known. 



The Kabus Nameh, translated into Turkish by Merjumek, 

 A.H. 928 ; A.D. 1522. 



The Diwan of Ahmedi, one of the earliest Turkish poets, 

 A.H. 843 ; A.D. 1439. 



A description of the coasts and harbours of the Mediter- 

 ranean, with coloured drawings and maps ; Turkish ; 16th 

 century. 



Of ten MSS. secured for the Museum by Mr. Sidney 

 Churchill, Persian Secretary to the British Mission in Teheran, 

 the following are worthy of notice : — 



Athar al-Wuzera, lives of celebrated Viziers, by Saif-uddin 

 Haji Ben Nizam ; Persian ; 16th century. 



Rauzat ul-Jannat, a history of Herat ; Persian ; A.H. 933 ; 

 A.D. 1526. 



Tarikh i Azudi, memoirs of the family of Feth Ali Shah, 

 by one of his sons ; Persian. 



Khuld i Berin, a history of the reigns of Shah Safi and 

 Shah Abbas II. ; Persian. 



Ahsan ut-Tevarikh, a history of Shah Isma'il, and of Shah 

 Tahmasp, by Hasan Khan Rumlu ; Persian. 



The Divan of Ni'met-ullah Vali ; Persian ; 15th century. 



Some valuable Pali and Cingalese MSS., purchased through 

 Mr. E. Gordon Grinlinton, of Newara Eliya, Ceylon, include 

 the following important additions to the Pali collection : 

 Mahabodha-Vansa, Petavatthe-Vannana, Visuddhi Magga 

 Tika, Katchayana's Pali grammar, and Maha Umagga Jataka. 



Among MSS. acquired from various other quarters the 

 following deserve a special notice : — 



Sefer Sheber Bath 'Ammi and Kissat Hannah, with Arabic 

 commentary ; a Hebrew roll ; 15th century. 



The Diwan o£ Shalom Ben Joseph Shabezi ; Hebrew and 

 Arabic ; 18th century. 



The first two books of the Mishneh Thorah of Maimonides ; 

 Hebrew ; 14th century. 



The story of Vikrimarkridu, a hero of Telugu mythology ; 

 Telugu ; presented by Wm. B. Liddell, Esq. 

 . Matmah al-Wajid, Memoirs of Ali al-Muradi, his relatives 

 and contemporaries, by his son Muhammad Khalil ; Arabic. 



Commentaries of Tashkupri Zadeh and of Radi uddin Ibn 

 al-Hanbali upon Mukaddimat al-Jazariyyah ; Arabic ; A.H. 

 991 ; A.D. 1583. 



Kulliyat, or collected poems, of Farid-uddin 'Attar ; 

 Persian, with miniatures ; A.H. 877 ; A.D. 1472. 



The number of Oriental MSS. consulted by readers during 

 the year was 1,658, viz., 934 in the Students' Room and 724 

 in the Reading Room and Library. 



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