

Country |
Lebanon
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City |
Beirut
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Repository |
Université Saint-Joseph. Bibliothèque orientale
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Shelfmark | MS 283 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 30 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Genre(s) | Medical works |
Feature(s) | Chart(s); Diagram(s); Table(s) |
Bibliography |
Louis Cheikho, Catalogue raisonné des manuscrits historiques de la Bibliothèque Orientale de l'Université Saint-Joseph. Arabic mss. 1-792 (1913-1929). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
USJ 00283 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/504697 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Celeste Gianni |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |

Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 30 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Eastern Arabic numerals, 1-30 |
Binding Dimensions | 19 x 14 cm |
Provenance |
Purchased by Louis Cheikho in Aleppo in 1905 CE; ownership note dated 19 Rabīʻ al-Awwal 1236 AH / 25 December 1820 CE, fol. 1r; ownership note by مصطفى مسعود, dated 1225 AH / 1810 AH, fol. 1r |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: worming; water damage with some loss of text |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1v-30r |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Year Range | 1738 |
Date Precise | 1738 July 23 |
Native Date Precise | 5 Rabīʿ al-Thānī 1151 AH |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 21 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |
Notes |
Colophon, fol. 30r. Copied by عبد الله الهاشمي . The copyist transcribed a translation note from a manuscript that included two different texts, the book of Shānāq the Sage on the making of poisons, and by Galen on the Theriac, dated 14 Rajab 621 AH (1224 CE). The translation notes refer to the text that is not part of this manuscript |

Title | Kitāb al-diryāq |
Title NS | كتاب الدرياك |
Uniform Title |
Kitâb al-diryâq
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Alternate Title | Book on antidotes |
Alternate Title | Jawāmiʿ kitāb al-tiryāq |
Alternate Title | Tafsīr ʿalá kitāb Jālīnūs fī al-diryāq |
Associated Name |
Galen, 129-approximately 200
(Attributed name)
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Associated Name |
Philoponus, John, active 6th century
(Attributed name)
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Language(s) | Arabic |
Incipit | الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله علي سيدنا محمد خير خلقة اجمعين |

Country |
Lebanon
![]() |
City |
Beirut
![]() |
Repository |
Université Saint-Joseph. Bibliothèque orientale
![]() |
Shelfmark | MS 283 |
Current Status | In situ |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 30 leaf(ves) |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Genre(s) | Medical works |
Feature(s) | Chart(s); Diagram(s); Table(s) |
Bibliography |
Louis Cheikho, Catalogue raisonné des manuscrits historiques de la Bibliothèque Orientale de l'Université Saint-Joseph. Arabic mss. 1-792 (1913-1929). |
HMML Proj. Num. |
USJ 00283 |
Permanent Link | https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/504697 |
Processed By | HMML |
Acknowledgments | Cataloged by Celeste Gianni |
Surrogate Format | Digital |
Access Restrictions | Registered |
Rights | http://www.vhmml.org/terms |
Type of Record | Manuscript |
Extent | 30 leaf(ves) |
Foliation | Modern foliation in Eastern Arabic numerals, 1-30 |
Binding Dimensions | 19 x 14 cm |
Provenance |
Purchased by Louis Cheikho in Aleppo in 1905 CE; ownership note dated 19 Rabīʻ al-Awwal 1236 AH / 25 December 1820 CE, fol. 1r; ownership note by مصطفى مسعود, dated 1225 AH / 1810 AH, fol. 1r |
Condition Notes |
Imperfect: worming; water damage with some loss of text |
Type | Manuscript |
Part Location | fol. 1v-30r |
Century(ies) | 18th century |
Year Range | 1738 |
Date Precise | 1738 July 23 |
Native Date Precise | 5 Rabīʿ al-Thānī 1151 AH |
Support | Paper |
Page Layout | 1 column, 21 lines per page |
Catchwords | Yes |
Writing System | Arabic |
Script(s) | Naskh |
Notes |
Colophon, fol. 30r. Copied by عبد الله الهاشمي . The copyist transcribed a translation note from a manuscript that included two different texts, the book of Shānāq the Sage on the making of poisons, and by Galen on the Theriac, dated 14 Rajab 621 AH (1224 CE). The translation notes refer to the text that is not part of this manuscript |
Title | Kitāb al-diryāq |
Title NS | كتاب الدرياك |
Uniform Title |
Kitâb al-diryâq
![]() |
Alternate Title | Book on antidotes |
Alternate Title | Jawāmiʿ kitāb al-tiryāq |
Alternate Title | Tafsīr ʿalá kitāb Jālīnūs fī al-diryāq |
Associated Name |
Galen, 129-approximately 200
(Attributed name)
![]() |
Associated Name |
Philoponus, John, active 6th century
(Attributed name)
![]() |
Language(s) | Arabic |
Incipit | الحمد لله رب العالمين وصلى الله علي سيدنا محمد خير خلقة اجمعين |
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