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‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’ [254] (307/388)
The record is made up of 1 volume (327 pages). It was created in 1800. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.
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( 254 )
><3 Deri Kouhek, the Deri Rousein,
the Deri JDiwoud, and the j<3 Deri Fou-
jend.
The author of this work says, " I saw a gate at Samarcand,
" of which the front was covered with iron ; and there was
<f written on it, in the HcLTiiiri language; that u Senaa is distant
" from Samarcand a thousand farsang ;' and the people preserved
" the explanation of this writing, in hereditary tradition. After
" that I had been at Samarcand, a tumult or insurrection happen-
« ed; and this gate was burnt, and the inscription mislaid
" or destroyed. Afterwards, Abu MozafFer Mohammed ben
" Nasser ben Ahmed ben Ased, caused the gate to be again
constructed of iron, but the writing was lost.*"
The houses of Samarcand are made of clay and wood : the in
habitants are remarkable for their beauty: they are gentle and
polite in their manner, and of amiable dispostions. From Samar
cand to the mountain ( qj /) is one merhileh: and there is close
to the city a small eminence which they accordingly call
kouheJc (a diminutive of ) the little mountain : that moun
tain is about half a mile in length ; it produces clay, and marble,
and stones of various kinds; and I have heard that in it were
also mines of gold and silver, but they are not worked.
* The reader will find the original Persian of this passage in the Appendix, No. I.
See also the Preface and Appendix, No. III.
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The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century , translated from the author’s own manuscript, and collated with one preserved at the Library of Eton College by Sir William Ouseley.
Publication details: Printed at the Oriental Press by Wilson & Co., Wild-Court, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, for T Cadell Junior and W Davies, Strand, London, 1800.
Physical description: One volume, initial Roman numeral pagination (i-xxxvi), 327 pages, fold-out map.
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- 1 volume (327 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. There is an alphabetic index at the back of the volume.
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Dimensions: 280mm x 220mm.
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- English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script View the complete information for this record
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- 306.37.C.18
- Title
- ‘The Oriental geography of Ebn Haukal, an Arabian traveller of the tenth century’
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iv-v, 1:38, 1:328, v-r:vii-v, back-i
- Author
- Ouseley, Sir William
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- Public Domain