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University of Pennsylvania LJS 434: Taqwīm, fol. 4v

This is an image of fol. 4v from University of Pennsylvania LJS 434: Taqwīm, from Iran?, dated to ca. 1507.

 

LJS 434 is composed of tables of ikhtiyārāt (elections) used in an astrological technique for determining auspicious times for carrying out various activities. It also includes geographical illustrations and diagrams and half of a horoscope diagram for a location in northern Afghanistan dated Friday, 27 Shawwāl 912 (12 March 1507).

 

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