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DREAMSEA Project No.:

DS 0117 00012

Institution:

HMML; DREAMSEA

Surrogate Format:

Digital

IIIF Manifest:

https://www.vhmml.org/image/manifest/873187

Country:

Indonesia

City (Province):

Pesisir Selatan (Sumatera Barat)

Name of collection:

Rumah Gadang Mande Rubiah

Right to Left?:

Yes

Current Status:

In situ

Sponsor:

Anonymous

Subject matter:

Prophetology

Copyist:

Abdul Yakhah

Copying date in native date:

4 Ramadhan 1257

Copying date in Gregorian:

1841

Place of copying:

Indropuro

Script:

Arabic

Writing support:

European paper

Watermark?:

Yes

Countermark?:

Yes

Manuscript cover?:

Yes

Binding?:

Yes

Manuscript cover dimension:

17.4 x 13.8 cm

Manuscript paper dimension:

17.4 x 13 cm

Text block dimension:

80 pages

Rubrication?:

Yes

Illumination?:

Yes

Illustration?:

No

Manuscript condition:

Poor

Description of manuscript content:

The text is about Sirah Nabawiyah and talks about the life of the Prophet Muhammad from his birth up to his death.

Colophon:

Syaikh Muradan empunya, nan menyurat dia Abdul Yakhah faqir al-haqir hamba Allah yang hina lagi miskin dhaif anak orang balad al-ih}sa>n yaitu nama negeri Indropuro tatkala duduk berdagang di Pasar Gadang. Barang siapa-siapa tuan-tuan yang melihat surat ini jangan digalak-galakkan sebab suratan tidak karuan. Tamat kitab ini pada waktu Dhuha pada hari yawm al-isnain pada empat hari bulan Ramadhan hijrah Nabi Muhammad saw, 1257.

Other notes:

The text is illuminated. The text is read during the festivities of the Birthday of the Prophet in the Tarekat Syattariyah in Minangkabau.

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Item 1 - Title in Native script:

شرف الأنام

Item 1 - Title in Roman script:

Sharf al-Anām

Item 1 - Title in English script:

Sharf al-Anām

Item 1 - Author:

‘Abd al-Raḥman bin Muḥammad al-Diba‘i

Item 1 - Language:

Arabic