VII.

Historians.

Arabs.

97. Al-Mawa'iz wa al-I'tibar bi-Dhikr al-Khitat wa al-Athar fi Tarikh Misr Admonitions and considerations concerning enclosed lands and monuments of the History of Egypt. By Scheich Takieddin Ahmed f. Ali Almakrisi, died 845. A most celebrated work of the greatest authority on the history of Egypt, which has become more famous through copious excerpts from it, which the most illustrious de Sacy published in his Anthology and his version of Abdollatif, than through the aforementioned catalogs of the Royal Library of Paris and the Escorial mentioning it. It is divided into seven parts: 1) On the land of Egypt. 2) On its cities and inhabitants. 3) On Fostat or old Misr. 4) On Alkahira Cairo. 5) On the vicissitudes which the city of Kahira experienced. 6) On the Kings. 7) On the causes subverting Egypt. Our exemplar is completed in two clearly written volumes, the first of which is under the present number, and under the number:
98. The second volume of the same work.
99. Wafayat al-A'yan fi Anba' Abna' al-Zaman Deaths of illustrious men for the instruction of the sons of the age. By the judge Schemseddin Ebilabbas Ahmed f. Mohammed, celebrated under the name Ibn Chaligan, died in the year 981. A most celebrated work, primary among the sources of Oriental history, regarding which one may consult the aforementioned catalogs of the Royal Library of Paris and the Escorial, Herbelot, and finally the table of its contents, which was recently published in the Belgian provinces. It was translated into Persian for Sultan Selim I and continued by several authors. Our exemplar consists of three volumes, of which the first is under this number.
100. The second volume of the same work.
101. The third volume of the same work.
102. Al-Sikirdan The Casket. By Ibn Ebi Chodscha Ahmed f. Jahja Telmesensis, died 776, who composed it in the year 757 for King Nasr. It treats Egyptian affairs in seven chapters: 1) On the properties of the number seven. 2) On the predilection of Sultans for this number. 3) On the relation of climates to this number. 4) On the seventh Sultan. 5) On his deeds. 6) On miraculous events. 7) On the interpretation of some places of the Koran; an appendix subdivided into 7 parts is added.
103. Muruj al-Dhahab fi al-Tawarikh al-'Arab Golden Meadows in the History of the Arabs. The title of an excellent historical work by Mesudi. The most illustrious Deguignes first noticed its utility in the most precious collection, Notices et extraits des manuscrits de la bibliotheque du Roi. But this is only a part of this work from the birth of the Prophet to the beginning of the Abbasid Empire.