ACCOUNTS, &C.. OF THE liRITISH MUSliUM. ig 



Tahkik al- Nusrah, a history of Medina, by Abu Bakr B. al-Husain al-Maraglii, who 

 died A.H. 816 ; Arabic ; 15th century. 



Biographical notices of the inhabitants of Darayya, near Damascus, by Abd al-Jabbar 

 al-Khaulani ; Arabic ; 14th century. 



Kitab al-Kharaj, a treatise on taxation, drawn up for Harun al-Rathid by the Kadi 

 Abu Yusuf, who died A.n. 182 ; Arabic ; A.H. 1076 ; a.d. 1665. 



Ma'adin al-Dahab, a biographical dictionary of the celebrated men of Aleppo by Abul- 

 Wafa al-Urdi, who died a.h. 1071 ; Arabic; a.h. 1058 ; a.d. 16-18. 



Kitab al-Tarikh wal-Asma, notices of traditionists by Muhammad al-Mukaddami, who 

 died A.H. 301 ; Arabic ; a.h. 476 ; a.d. 1083. 



Kitab al-Inas, a treatise on the names and genealogy of Arab tribes, by the Vezir al- 

 Husain Ibn al-Maghribi, who died a.h. 418 ; Arabic ; 11th century. 



Athar al-Bilad, the geography of al-Kazwini ; a fine copy, dated a.h. 729 ; a.d, 

 1329. 



Kala'id al-Juman, a collection of lettei's including the official correspondence of the 

 Mamluk Kings of Egypt in the 14th and 15th centuries; Arabic; a.h. 868 ; a.d. 1464. 



A puetical version of Kalila and Dimna (not otherwise known) by al-Husain B. Ahmad 

 al-Jalal; Arabic; A.H. 1069 ; a.d. 1659. 



Kutb al-Survir, an anthology of select verses relating to wine, by al-Rakik al-Nadim ; 

 Arabic; a.h. 798; a.d. 1395. 



Manual of the perfect horseman by the Emir Baktut al-Rammah ; Arabic ; 15th 

 century. 



Ten Sanscrit M8S. written on palm leaves in Nepaul^ and remarkable for their early 

 dates, were sent by Dr. G. H. D. Gimlette, of Khatmandu, through Mr. Cecil Bendall, 

 to the Museum. They include — 



Suraata-Mahatantra, an astronomical work ; Samvat, 476; a.d. 1356. 



Shadanga, a collection of Mantras; Samvat, 571 ; a.d. 1451. 



Grammatical treatises by Trilochanadasa, &c. ; Vikrama Samvat, 1479; a.d. 1422. 



Several undated MSS., apparently of the 14th and 15th centuries. 



Among MSS. acquired from other quarters, the following deserve a special notice ; — 



Kitab Ma'ani an-Nafs, a philosophical treatise by Bahya Ben Joseph, Arabic in the 

 Hebrew character. 



Pesakim, or decisions, on the Talmud by Isaiah of Trani ; Hebrew ; 15th century. 



Life of Mar Yabalaha, Catholic Patriarch of the Ea&t (a.d. 1317), and of Eabban 

 Sauma, Syriac. 



A large collection of Coptic fragments on Vellum ranging from the 9th to the 12th 

 century, acquired in Egypt by Mr. lirnest Budge. 



Raud al-Unuf, an extensive commentary by Abul-Kasim al-Suhaili upon the Life of 

 Muhammad by Ibn Hisham, Arabic ; four volumes; a.h. 775 ; A.D. 1372. 



Homilies and Legends relating to the Saints of the Coptic Church, two volumes ; 

 Arabic. 



Al-Fath al-Aziz, a commentary by Abd al-Karim al-KazwIni, who died a.h. 

 633, upon the Wajiz, or Corpus of Shafiite Law, by Al-Ghazzali, Arabic ; iSth century. 



Jami'al-Usul, a collection of the sacred traditions by Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari, who died 

 A.h. 606 ; Arabic ; 14th century. 



Four Jatakas, or stories of former births of Buddha, Pali ; written on 97 gilt palm- 

 leaves in the square Pali character. 



Chullaniddeso, a book belonging to the Khuddaka-Nikayo ; written on 92 gilt palm- 

 leaves in Pali and in the Burmese character. 



Chulava Atthakatha, a commentary on the Chulavaggo, and Sattanguttara Atthakatha, 

 a commentary on the Anguttara Nikayo ; Pali ; written on 103 palm-leaves in the square 

 Burmese character. 



A commentarv on the Panijikam, or first book of the Vinaya Pitakam, Pali, on 263 

 palm-leaves, Burmese character. 



A commentary upon the Abhidhammattha-Sangaha, Pali-Burmese ; 148 palra-leavea 

 in the Burmese character. 



Sacchasankhcpa, a commentary upon the Abhidhamma, Pali-Burmese; 285 palm- 

 leaves in the Burmese character. 



Three Jatakas, or Buddhist Birth-stories, Pali with Burmese interpretation ; 323 palm 

 leaves in the Burmese character. 



Visakhavatayi, or the Legend of Visakha, Cingalese ; 292 palm-leaves. 



A Burmese MS. on paper, with coloured drawings, from That-We, iri Upper Burmah. 

 A palm-leaf MS. in the Kawi language. 

 A large-sized paper MS. in the Shan language. 



A Siamese MS. on paper, with coloured drawings. Presented by Ernest M. Satow, 

 Esq., H. M. Resident Minister in Bangkok. 



Khuddaha Nikayo, the fifth book of the Sutta-Pitakam ; Pali, 871 palm-leaves in the 

 Cingalese character. Presented by Sir W. H. Gregory, k.c.m.g. 



A Chinese roll, containing poems written in fanciful shapes with choice minlaturea, 

 apparently of the 17th century. Presented by T. Watters, Esq., Acting General Consul 

 in Corea. 



Fragments of a history of the reigns of Behadnr Shah and Jehandar Shah, with 

 miniatures, Persian. Presented by Col. M. G. Clerk, Bengal Army._ 



Two leaves of a Persian romance with whole page miniatures in the Indian style. 

 Extra folio size. Presented by the Rev. Straton Campbell, Weasenham Rectory. 



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