Detail View: Manuscripts of the Islamicate World and South Asia: Chronology of Ancient Nations, f.10v
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Work Record ID:
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0010558
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Licence:
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Shelfmark:
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Or.Ms.161
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Holding Institution:
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University of Edinburgh
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Title:
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Chronology of Ancient Nations
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Subset Index:
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f.10v
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Creator:
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Al-Biruni
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Creator Nationality:
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Iranian
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Authority Permalink:
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https://viaf.org/viaf/100174240
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Date:
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1307
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Description:
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Detail of page from the Chronology of Ancient Nations by Al-Biruni. Shows image 0001806 at the top of the page, with text underneath. Written by the famous astronomer and polymath Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni, the Chronology of Ancient Nations is a compendium and chronicle of a vast number of calendars and chronological systems from a variety of different cultural and religious groups from throughout the late antique and medieval periods in the Hellenic world, Central Asia and the Near East. Completed in the year 1000, it even includes details of festivals and liturgical practices, in addition to more specific information. This particular manuscript is thought to have been copied in 1307 and was the archetype for the three later versions which were used by Edward Sachau to translate the document from Arabic into English during the nineteenth century. A free online copy of this translation can be found via the following link: https://archive.org/details/chronologyofanci00biru. Sources: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hebrew-jewish/research/research-pro/calendars-antiquity-middle-ages/al-biruni (accessed 06/06/14). Chelkowski, P. J. (1975), 'The scholar and the saint : studies in commemoration of Abuʾl-Rayhan al-Biruni and Jalal al-Din al-Rumi', New York.
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Location:
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Centre for Research Collections/Main Library
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Subject Category:
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Islamic & Asian
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Subject Category:
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Archives
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Rights Statement:
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Digital Image: Copyright The University of Edinburgh. Original: Out of Copyright.
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Catalogue Entry:
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http://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/5/resources/85461
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Catalogue Entry:
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https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/220871
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Tag:
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Asia
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Tag:
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Calendar
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Tag:
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Chronology
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Tag:
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Dating
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Tag:
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Islam
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Tag:
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Al-Biruni
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Repro File Type:
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Cropped Tiff
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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106949590
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Repro Title:
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Chronology of Ancient Nations, f.10v
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Repro Description:
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Isaiah's prophecy about Muhammad Al-Biruni takes a passage from Isaiah chapter twenty-one, and presents it as a prophecy about Muhammad. In this chapter, God ordered Isaiah to place a watchman in a tower, who reports that he saw the Messiah riding on a donkey, and Muhammad riding on a camel, announcing the destruction of Babylon. This image illustrates the watchman in the tower, the Prophet riding on a camel, and the Messiah riding on a donkey, gesturing towards Muhammad as if to indicate his arrival has fulfilled the prophecy about Babylon.
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Repro Rights Statement:
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Digital Image: Digital Image: Copyright The University of Edinburgh. Original: Out of Copyright. Original: Out of Copyright.
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Repro Capture Date:
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2008:04:09 03:45:36
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