

Country |
Mali
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City |
Tombouctou
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Repository | Bibliothèque de Manuscrits al-Imam Essayouti |
Shelfmark | 3799 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 4 page(s) |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Genre(s) | Historical works |
HMML Proj. Num. |
ELIT ESS 03799 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/160831 |
Processed By | HMML |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 4 page(s) |
Condition Notes |
Water damage; leaf damage on lower edge |
Type | Manuscript |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Year Range | 1755 |
Date Precise | 1755 November 13 |
Native Date Precise | 8 Ṣafar 1169 AH |
Support | Paper |
Support Dimensions | 22.2 x 16.5 cm |
Writing System | Arabic |
Notes |
Copied by عبد الرحمن بن الفع مسعود. Colophon, page 4. Tre lune watermarks |

Author | Māsinī, Aḥmad ibn Bindād, active 1755 |
Author NS | الماسني، أحمد بن بنداد |
Title | Account of an earthquake |
Title NS | حدوث الزلزال |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Incipit | الحمد لله مبد الخلق ومعيدها بلا وقت معين |
Item Notes |
Preceded by poem in yāʼ beginning شكيت لرب العالمين page 1; the main text concerns an event the author dates to Sunday 29 (27) Muḥarram 1169 AH or October 22 in the Julian calendar, corresponding to the Lisbon earthquake of 1 November 1755 CE; followed by poem praising tobacco and notes on the Battle of Badr, page 4 |

Country |
Mali
![]() |
City |
Tombouctou
![]() |
Repository | Bibliothèque de Manuscrits al-Imam Essayouti |
Shelfmark | 3799 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 4 page(s) |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Genre(s) | Historical works |
HMML Proj. Num. |
ELIT ESS 03799 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/160831 |
Processed By | HMML |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 4 page(s) |
Condition Notes |
Water damage; leaf damage on lower edge |
Type | Manuscript |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Year Range | 1755 |
Date Precise | 1755 November 13 |
Native Date Precise | 8 Ṣafar 1169 AH |
Support | Paper |
Support Dimensions | 22.2 x 16.5 cm |
Writing System | Arabic |
Notes |
Copied by عبد الرحمن بن الفع مسعود. Colophon, page 4. Tre lune watermarks |
Author | Māsinī, Aḥmad ibn Bindād, active 1755 |
Author NS | الماسني، أحمد بن بنداد |
Title | Account of an earthquake |
Title NS | حدوث الزلزال |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Incipit | الحمد لله مبد الخلق ومعيدها بلا وقت معين |
Item Notes |
Preceded by poem in yāʼ beginning شكيت لرب العالمين page 1; the main text concerns an event the author dates to Sunday 29 (27) Muḥarram 1169 AH or October 22 in the Julian calendar, corresponding to the Lisbon earthquake of 1 November 1755 CE; followed by poem praising tobacco and notes on the Battle of Badr, page 4 |
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