Walters Ms. W.665, Two works on Islamic beliefs and practicesTercümet ül-Viḳāyeترجمة الوقايه<note type="title" xml:id="n299.215903">Tercümet ül-Viḳāye is inscribed in the titlepiece on fol. 2b. Another title, given as Şharḥ-e Viḳāye manẓūm li-Şemsī Pāşā, is inscribed in a later hand on fol. 1b. The title as given in Īḍāḥ al-maknūn, vol. 2, col. 714 under Naẓm [see bibliography] is Wiqāyat al-riwāyah fī masāʾil al-Hidāyah.</note>Iʿtiḳādiyātاعتقاديات<note type="title" xml:id="n299.215907">Iʿtiḳādiyāt is inscribed in the titlepiece on fol. 29b.</note>Şemsi Paşa, 1846 or 7-1908Aḥmet bin Muḥammed Şemsī Pāşāاحمد بن محمد شمسي پاشاAuthor dates preferred by cataloger: d. 988 AH / 1580 CE; author's full name as given in Īḍāḥ al-maknūn (vol. 2, col. 714) [see bibliography] reads: al-Wazīr Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad ibn Qazal Aḥmad. He is known as Shamsī Pāshā al-Rūmī al-Ḥanafī.Principal catalogerGacek, AdamCatalogerLandau, AmyCatalogerSmith, SitaEditorBockrath, DianeContributorBarrera, ChristinaContributorEmery, DougContributorHerbert, LynleyContributorNoel, WilliamContributorSimpson, ShreveContributorTabritha, ArielContributorToth, Michael B.ContributorValle, ChiaraConservatorJewell, StephanieConservatorQuandt, AbigailThe Walters Art Museum

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This codex comprises two works on Islamic beliefs and practices by the Ottoman writer Aḥmet bin Muḥammed Şemsī Pāşā (d. 988 AH / 1580 CE), entitled Tercümet ül-Viḳāye (Translation of Viḳāye) and Iʿtiḳādiyāt (Beliefs), as inscribed in the titlepieces on fols. 2b and 29b, respectively. Both texts were copied in black nastaʿlīq script in the tenth century AH / sixteenth CE. On fol. 2a is a note of approval by the famous Ottoman jurist Abū al-Suʿūd (Ebussuud) Efendi (d. 982 AH / 1574 CE). The first composition, Tercümet ül-Viḳāye, is a versification of the well-known Ḥanafī compendium of law, known as Wiqāyat al-riwāyah, by Maḥmūd ibn Ṣadr al-Sharīʿah al-Maḥbūbī (fl. seventh century AH / thirteenth CE). The brown leather binding has a central oval medallion with pendants and cornerpieces with arabesques on a gold ground.BaltimoreThe Walters Art MuseumW.665The primary language in this manuscript is Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928).fols. 2b - 28aTercümet ül-Viḳāyeترجمة الوقايه<note type="title" xml:id="n299.215958">Tercümet ül-Viḳāye is inscribed in the titlepiece on fol. 2b. Another title, given as Şharḥ-e Viḳāye manẓūm li-Şemsī Pāşā, is inscribed in a later hand on fol. 1b. The title as given in Īḍāḥ al-maknūn, vol. 2, col. 714 under Naẓm [see bibliography] is Wiqāyat al-riwāyah fī masāʾil al-Hidāyah.</note>بسمليله اولور عنايت حق * ...Main text preceded by a number of notes, including an approbation or recommendation note by Abū al-Suʿūd Muḥammadfols. 29b - 34bIʿtiḳādiyātاعتقاديات<note type="title" xml:id="n299.215967">Iʿtiḳādiyāt is inscribed in the titlepiece on fol. 29b.</note>اولا ايده لوم خدايه سپاس * ...

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Foliation: i+35+i26.015.516.58.516.58.5Fols. 1-33 marked with Hindu-Arabic numerals

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Framing lines in gold, blue, and blackWritten in nastaʿlīq script in black ink with headings in gold, red, and blueWritten in nastaʿlīq script in black ink with headings in gold, red, and blueDouble-page illuminated incipit with titlepiece and interlinear illumination (fols. 2b-3a); framing lines in gold, blue, and blackDouble-page illuminated incipit with titlepiece and interlinear illumination (fols. 29b-30a); framing lines in gold, blue, and blackBindingTercümet ül-Viḳāye and IʿtiḳādiyātBindingThis brown leather binding is decorated with a central oval medallion with pendants and cornerpieces with arabesques on a gold ground.Approbation (recommendation) note in the hand of Abū al-Suʿūd MuḥammadText page;erased sealOn this page is an approbation (recommendation) note in Arabic in the hand of Abū al-Suʿūd Muḥammad, the famous Ottoman jurist (d. 982 AH / 1574 CE).Incipit page with illuminated titlepieceTercümet ül-ViḳāyeIncipit; titlepieceThis incipit page with illuminated titlepiece is inscribed Tercümet ül-Viḳāye in white ink on a gold ground with black arabesques surrounded by polychrome design. Illumination is present between the lines of text.Incipit page with illuminated titlepieceIʿtiḳādiyātIncipit; titlepieceThis incipit page with illuminated titlepiece is inscribed Iʿtiḳādiyāt in white ink on a blue background with gold arabesques surrounded by polychrome design. Illumination is present between the lines of text.

Brown leather (with flap); central oval medallion with pendants and cornerpieces on a gold ground; light brown endpapers

10th century AH / 16th CE (an uncertain date on fol. 34b: O650?)TurkeyApprobation (recommendation) note on fol. 2a in Arabic signed by Abū al-Suʿūd Muḥammad; erased seal underneath with the number 712Several notes on fol. 1a concerning Abū al-Suʿūd Efendi (d. 982 AH / 1574 CE) and Şemsī Pāşā; the note on the right, signed Abū al-Suʿūd al-ḥaqīr, mentions that the work was submitted to him for approval (imẓā); other notes are quotations from Khizānat al-adab, probably by ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Baghdādī, dated 1180 AH / 1766-7 CE and signed Rasmī, as well as Tarīkh-i Ḥasan Begzāde (probably Hasan Bey-zâde târîhi)Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequestRelevant WorksFor Tercümet ül-Viḳāye see İsmail, Paşa. Īḍāḥ al-maknūn fī-al-dhayl ʻalá Kashf al-ẓunūn ʻan asāmī al-kutub wa-al-funūn. İstanbul: Milli Eǧitim Basımevi, 1945-7: vol. 2, col. 714 under Naẓm.ArtMedicineMuseumPoetryScriptMuhammad, the ProphetKashmiriHorsesWalters Art MuseumBlockbookDocumentGeneologyAstrologyDevotionHistoryLegalLiterature -- PoetryLiterature -- ProseLiturgyPhilosophyScienceScience -- MedicineScriptureSufismTheologyMineralogyLogicGeographyGeomancyCosmologyCartographyFortune-tellingKoranQur`anFirmanPalimpsestPrayerBibleGospelsPsalterMissalLectionaryBook of HoursAntiphonaryPrayerbookHomilaryProcessionalHorologionBreviaryHymnalChroniclePsalter/HoursMaghrebSub-Saharan (West) AfricaTurkeyAfghanistanCentral Arab Lands (Near East)Central AsiaEgyptEnglandIndiaIranIraqPakistanGermanyFranceAustriaNetherlandsEthiopiaArmeniaFlandersGreeceMamlukMughalOttomanOttonianArmenianByzantineAbbasidQajarRajputChristianArabicAustrianDutchEgyptianFatimidGermanIndianIslamicPersianSafavidTimuridTurkishUmayyadEnglishFrenchFlemishEthiopianCarolingianCalligraphyChartsColophonHeadpieceIlluminationIllustrationMedallionMiniatureOrnamentPainting'Kufic'Early Abbasid scriptRaginiRomanesqueGothicWatermarkTreasure BindingGrotesquesHistoriated initialInhabited initialCarolingian MinusculeGothic Book handWhite-vine letteringEnglish secretaryTexturaBatardaHumanisticUncialAccordion bookAlbumBookCodexManuscriptHeraldrySaint's LifeDrawingGrisailleOriginal BindingBindingNew Abbasid stylecharter8th Century9th Century10th Century11th Century12th Century13th Century14th Century15th Century16th Century17th Century18th Century19th Century20th CenturyMusical notationRussiaRomaniaLiturgicalDevotionalScripturalTheologicalLegalHistoricalScientificScientific -- MedicalLiterary -- ProseLiterary -- PoetryPhilosophicalAstrologicalSufiEnglishBookCodexIlluminationIslamicManuscriptOttomanTurkeyTurkishWalters Art MuseumOriginal Binding