Derbend-nâmeh or the History of Derbend. 679 
The MS. is full of orthographical faults and the copyist seems to have been in- 
differently acquainted with the Oriental languages. 
This little MS. is to be found in «section IV under N° 10» (Orabaenie uerseproe 
N° 10) of the Catalogue of the Museum. 
IL. The MS. begins with a preface in which we found the contradiction referred to 
above. Here we insert it in order that our readers may be able to compare it with any 
of the kind, that they may meet with in the course of their-investigations. In no other 
version within my reach could I find a preface like it. It would be desirable to com- 
pare it more particularly with that of the MS. of Berlin from which Klaproth has 
made his «Extrait». — In correcting the numerous faults of the preface, put here before 
Our readers, we shall follow our general system adopted throughout the Derbend-näâmeh. 
This is the preface: 
bise di D GE» U JE yes Dis 3e GK 4 (a LE) és p£s elisb J, | JSU Je 
alu sole olèigs uns (els) és CS Sd Je oi Ka IT ST Qls ui JG LS 
D" dr ls a JELS > Gode Lyme dl; 4e 56, Cale re S (als F aliisi ,]) 
2. 
émet ces matls opfle Casio, Mb 1e :kedihs CEE 
(ab Je) ao Chi pa (S po) pro (EU Le) EU Ce Ale aa, lostes eh ep Llslisoye 
(elai) Sale, Je EN AU LAN us els 2 (pbs 1) Jhtes re 
Qi Loue Clos Ji alé Las Qté oi SUR fables) auf lei ai is 
(sb etsssl af sul Je Ce AUS Goe + subit oulé PA etai ») laéo> Oo yfase (ak) 
(Qu) ulasls ne oMosnl bye ol (ie (Soi) Pb HA) aale Eee ul A 
JE (ré) ëll JM Jill Lolo Jls M (dial) Je Ja Jésl os cs syièe pr 
éd AL JAI, A, bull lé J'ébes ee ai >l5 Je ré vbs Bel LE qe 
for LAURE the corresponding month will be November. Perhaps the copyist by p meant 4% Noyabr 
as the Russians call the November (Hon6pr). Then we must read the whole phrase ps oLe Aie Le jy 
Ji! Lys on wednesday of the month of November and of the month of Djemadiul- Avvel. At any 
rate the MS. was written in 1144. 
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