38 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BKITISH MUSEUM. 



Chinese ------ 2 



Coptic ------ 18 



(Including a collection of between 

 500 and 600 documents and 

 fragments.) 



Hebrew ------ 10 



Hindustani _ _ - _ _ i 



Japanese ------ 1 



Pali ------- 12 



Persian ------ 17 



Sanskrit ------ 6 



Sinhalese ------ 3 



Syriac ------ 2 



Tamil - - - . - l 



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The most important acquisitions for the year are as 

 follows : — 



Arabic MSS. — 1. Kanz al Akhyar, a general history 

 abridged from the Kamil of Ibn al-AthTr, by the Sharif Idris 

 Ibn 'Ali, including a special history of Yemen brought down 

 to A.H. 714 ; dated A.H. 724 (a.d. 1324) Fol. 



2. Rauh al-Ruh, a history of Yemen from A.H. 900 to 

 1029, by Sayyid 'Isa Ibn Lutf-allah; A.H. 1164 (a.d. 1750). 

 Fol. 



3. Al-Ikmal, a dictionary of the names of traditionists, 

 with biographical notices, by Ibn Makula; A.H. 831 (a.d. 

 1428) 4°. 



4. Takmilat al-Ikmal, a complement and continuation of 

 the preceding work, by Ibn Nuktah ; A.D. 817 (A.D. 1404). 4°. 



5. Al-Mathal al-Sa'ir, a copious anthology of elegant pieces 

 in prose and verse, by Ibn al-AthTr ; a.h. 683 (a.d. 1285). 4°. 



6. The Divan of Ibn al-Hajjaj, written in fine vocalised 

 Naskhi, apparently in the 12th century. Fol. 



7. A poetical version of Kalila and Dimna, or the fables of 

 Bidpai, by Ibn al-Habbariyyah, A.H. 1235 (a.d. 1818). 4**. 



8. Al Durr al-Manthur, a volume of the extensive com- 

 mentary of al-Suyuti upon the Coran ; 18th century. Fol. 



9. Mir-'at al-Zaman, a Mohammedan Chronicle, by Ibn Kiz- 

 oghli; two volumes. Extending from a.h. 218 to 460. 

 19th century. Fol. 



10. 'Aja'ib al-Athar, an Egyptian Chronicle, by al-Jabarti ; 

 three volumes. Extending from A.H. 1100 to 1220 : A.H. 1245 

 (A.D. 1829). 



11. Ten volumes of STrat al-Mujahidm, or Romance of 

 Delhemeh, a popular tale in modern Arabic. 



12. Eleven 



