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Manuscript/Mixed Material Origin of man First line of text: Manuscript No. 2. In the name of God merciful & gracious

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Title

  • Origin of man

Other Title

  • First line of text: Manuscript No. 2. In the name of God merciful & gracious

Summary

  • Isaac Bird's undated translation of Mohammed Deker's Origin of Man.

Names

  • Dukur, Muḥammad, author
  • Bird, Isaac, 1793-1876, translator
  • Rothman, Adam, 1971- transcriber
  • Omar ibn Said Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Connecticut?] : Isaac Bird, [between 1850 and 1876?].

Headings

  • -  Creation (Islam)
  • -  Human beings--Origin
  • -  Manuscripts--Washington (D.C.)

Notes

  • -  Title devised by Library staff.
  • -  In English.
  • -  Transcription provided by Dr. Adam Rothman available online.

Medium

  • 14 pages ; 21 x 16 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E445.N8 O43, no. 25

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018662611

Online Format

  • online text
  • image

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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Omar Ibn Said Collection are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, African and Middle East Division, Omar Ibn Said Collection.

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Chicago citation style:

Dukur, Muḥammad, Author, Adam Rothman, and Omar Ibn Said Collection. Origin of Man. translateds by Bird, Isaac [Connecticut?: isaac bird, between 1850 and 1876?, 1850] Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018662611/.

APA citation style:

Dukur, M., Rothman, A. & Omar Ibn Said Collection. (1850) Origin of Man. Bird, I., trans [Connecticut?: isaac bird, between 1850 and 1876?] [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018662611/.

MLA citation style:

Dukur, Muḥammad, Author, Adam Rothman, and Omar Ibn Said Collection. Origin of Man. trans by Bird, Isaac [Connecticut?: isaac bird, between 1850 and 1876?, 1850] Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2018662611/>.