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Title
Date(s) 686 (AH, Hijri qamari)
Written in Arabic in Arabic
Extent and Format Codex; ff. i+183+ii
Holding Institution British Library: Oriental Manuscripts
Copyright for document Public Domain
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Books One to Six of the Almagest () , an Arabic version of the

of Ptolemy (Claudius Ptolemaeus; c 90-c 168), thought to have been translated by al-ajjj ibn Ysuf
ibn Maar (786-830). This was the most influential and enduring astronomical text to have survived from the
ancient world and its Arabic translation had an immense impact on the late antique and medieval world view in
both Christian and Islamic lands.
The copy is defective at the beginning, missing most of the introduction to Book One () , and
beginning abruptly just before the beginning of Section One ( ) of Book One. It is also defective
at the end, and the colophon of Book Six breaks off in the middle of the pious formula , before giving
the date (see f. 183v, line 19, transcribed below).
The contents of the volume are as follows:
Book One (defective at beginning; ff. 1r-23r);
Book Two (ff. 23v-55v);
Book Three (ff. 56r-79v);
Book Four (ff. 79v-105v);
Book Five (ff. 105v-154v);
Book Six (ff. 154v-183v).
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The first 23 folios of the text have been vocalised, interlinear variant readings and some corrections have
been added, and there are extensive marginal notes. In the remaining folios, there is minimal vocalisation and
few marginalia. The text is heavily illustrated by diagrams and tables.
The manuscript was completed shortly after 28 Jumd I 686 (11 July 1287) by an anonymous maghrib scribe (see
colophon of Book Five, f. 154v, line 7, transcribed below).
Begins (defective at beginning; f. 1r, lines 1-4):
...
Colophon: Book Two (f. 55v, lines 18-19):
26 3 686
Colophon: Book Three (f. 79v, lines 7-8):
686
Colophon: Book Four (f. 105v, lines 2-3):
11 5 686
Colophon: Book Five (f. 154v, lines 6-7):
686 5 2
Ends (f. 183v, lines 13-18):
...
Colophon: Book Six (defective; f. 183v, line 19):
Illustrations:
The text contains numerous tables and geometrical diagrams in red and black ink. The tables on ff. 53v-55r
have not been filled in; those on ff.18r, 43v, 52v, 53r, 62v, 63r and 183r have been partially filled in; the
Cover page
diagrams on ff. 38v, 39r, 40v, 43r, 47v, 48r, 49r are incomplete; and folios 44r, 85v, 86r, 133v and 157v have
been left entirely blank.
Cover page
Kitb al-Majis Ptolem [ front] (1/382)
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Kitb al-Majis Ptolem [ iii-v] (379/382)
Kitb al-Majis Ptolem [ iv-r] (380/382)
Kitb al-Majis Ptolem [ iv-v] (381/382)
Kitb al-Majis Ptolem [ back-i] (382/382)

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Books One to Six of the Almagest () , an Arabic version of the

The contents of the volume are as follows:

Book One (defective at beginning; ff. 1r-23r);

Book Two (ff. 23v-55v);

Book Three (ff. 56r-79v);

Book Four (ff. 79v-105v);

Book Five (ff. 105v-154v);

Book Six (ff. 154v-183v).

Begins (defective at beginning; f. 1r, lines 1-4):

Colophon: Book Two (f. 55v, lines 18-19):

Colophon: Book Three (f. 79v, lines 7-8):

Colophon: Book Four (f. 105v, lines 2-3):

Colophon: Book Five (f. 154v, lines 6-7):

Ends (f. 183v, lines 13-18):

Colophon: Book Six (defective; f. 183v, line 19):

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