

Country |
Yemen
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City |
Ṣanʻāʼ
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Repository | Maktabat Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Manṣūr |
Shelfmark | MS 77 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 259 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 16th century (?) |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Genre(s) | Legal works; Encyclopedias |
Feature(s) | Marginalia |
Notes |
Historical note on al-Muʼayyad billāh Muḥammad ibn Ismāʻīl dated 1092 AH (1681 CE), fol. 259v. Folio numbers are approximate |
HMML Proj. Num. |
ZMT 01315 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/144229 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | The ʻZaydi Manuscript Traditionʼ Project, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. Cataloged by Joshua Mugler |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 259 leaf(ves) |
Provenance |
Purchase note of الشيخ بدر الدين محمد بن سعيد, dated Jumādá al-Thānī 1094 AH (1683 CE), fol. 1r; purchase note dated Rabīʻ al-Thānī 1100 AH (1689 CE), fol. 1r; ownership note dated Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1113 AH (1702 CE), fol. 1r; ownership note of محمد بن الحسين ابن الحسن الحوثى, dated Jumādá al-Awwal 1167 AH (1754 CE), fol. 1r; purchase note of محمد بن محمد بن اسمعيل مطهر المنصور, dated Jumādá al-Thānī 1414 AH (1993 CE), fol. 1r |
Condition Notes |
Fol. 258r-259v replaced by a later scribe |
Type | Manuscript |
Place of Origin | Yemen |
Century(ies) | 16th century (?) |
Year Range | 1500-1600 |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 20 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |

Author |
Ibn al-Murtaḍá, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá, al-Mahdī li-Dīn Allāh, 1363-1437
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Author NS | المهدى لدين الله احمد بن يحيى |
Title | al-Baḥr al-zakhkhār al-jāmiʻ li-madhāhib ʻulamāʼ al-amṣār. Part 2 |
Title NS | الجزء الثانى من البحر الزخار |
Uniform Title |
Ibn al-Murtaḍá, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá, 1363-1437. Baḥr al-zakhkhār
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Alternate Title | Legal encyclopedia |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Incipit | كتاب النكاح هو في اللغة والشرع عقد بين الزوجين |

Country |
Yemen
![]() |
City |
Ṣanʻāʼ
![]() |
Repository | Maktabat Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismā‘īl al-Manṣūr |
Shelfmark | MS 77 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 259 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 16th century (?) |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Genre(s) | Legal works; Encyclopedias |
Feature(s) | Marginalia |
Notes |
Historical note on al-Muʼayyad billāh Muḥammad ibn Ismāʻīl dated 1092 AH (1681 CE), fol. 259v. Folio numbers are approximate |
HMML Proj. Num. |
ZMT 01315 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/144229 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | The ʻZaydi Manuscript Traditionʼ Project, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. Cataloged by Joshua Mugler |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 259 leaf(ves) |
Provenance |
Purchase note of الشيخ بدر الدين محمد بن سعيد, dated Jumādá al-Thānī 1094 AH (1683 CE), fol. 1r; purchase note dated Rabīʻ al-Thānī 1100 AH (1689 CE), fol. 1r; ownership note dated Dhū al-Ḥijjah 1113 AH (1702 CE), fol. 1r; ownership note of محمد بن الحسين ابن الحسن الحوثى, dated Jumādá al-Awwal 1167 AH (1754 CE), fol. 1r; purchase note of محمد بن محمد بن اسمعيل مطهر المنصور, dated Jumādá al-Thānī 1414 AH (1993 CE), fol. 1r |
Condition Notes |
Fol. 258r-259v replaced by a later scribe |
Type | Manuscript |
Place of Origin | Yemen |
Century(ies) | 16th century (?) |
Year Range | 1500-1600 |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 20 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |
Author |
Ibn al-Murtaḍá, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá, al-Mahdī li-Dīn Allāh, 1363-1437
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Author NS | المهدى لدين الله احمد بن يحيى |
Title | al-Baḥr al-zakhkhār al-jāmiʻ li-madhāhib ʻulamāʼ al-amṣār. Part 2 |
Title NS | الجزء الثانى من البحر الزخار |
Uniform Title |
Ibn al-Murtaḍá, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá, 1363-1437. Baḥr al-zakhkhār
![]() |
Alternate Title | Legal encyclopedia |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Incipit | كتاب النكاح هو في اللغة والشرع عقد بين الزوجين |
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