Ṣan‘at al-juljul صنعة الجلجل Mūrisṭus مورسطس [‎12r] (2/5)

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Ref: Or 9649, ff 11v-13r

The record is made up of Ff. 11v-13r. It was created in 19th century. It was written in Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Oriental Manuscripts.

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Treatise on the construction of a rattling instrument called the juljul (الجلجل), which produces distressing (شجيّة) sounds. The instrument, which is oval in shape and made of copper and glass, is said to have been made in ancient Egypt by a certain Sā‘āṭis (ساعاطس القديم في بلاد مصر العتيقة; f. 12v, lines 3-4). It is claimed that Sā‘āṭis used the instrument to drive vermin from the land where he then built a temple of Zeus at which the juljul was played at festivals before the offering was sacrificed (f. 12v, lines 4-9).

A diagram of the instrument appears on f. 13r.

Begins (f. 11v, lines 2-6):

هذه رسالة أخرى لمورسطس

صنعة الجلجل الذي إذا حرك خرجت منه أصوات شجية تتخذ

آلة شبيهة بنصف بيضة من شبه طالقون معجون مع الزجاج

الفرعوني ثم تتخذ نصفًا آخر مثل هذا النصف سواء حتى يكون

إذا ركب أحد النصفين على الآخر صار في هيئة الجلجل ...

Ends (f. 12v, lines 9-11):

فكانوا يحركون الجلجل في يوم عيدهم ويذبحون ويتقربون

وحركوا ويكون قد سدوا آذانهم بالقطن نعمًا فإنه يخرج منه

أصوات عجيبة على ما وصفنا فإفهم فقد ...

Colophon Section at the end of a manuscript text. (f. 12v, lines 11-12):

... تم عمله على ما تقدم

فيه القول إن شاء الله تعالى

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Ff. 11v-13r

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Reference: Or 9649, ff 11v-13r
Title: Ṣan‘at al-juljul صنعة الجلجل Mūrisṭus مورسطس
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