I. Parlatir , Gy. Hazai , B. Kellner-Heinkele (comp.): Catalogue of the Turkish Manuscripts in the Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences.
Catalogue - I. Religion
(264a) jLjJjI iLjlj^ jLj ^ j^Jjl jiU. jj^ljl This prose work by MUSA-ZADE (d. 1197/1782) contains some statutes of Ottoman law. His real name being Muhammed Abdullah b. Abdullah, MUSAZADE held several cadi positions; later he became Şeyhülislâm. Besides his fetvas, he is also known for this Kanun-name. Name of the copyist and date of copying are not given. The work is preceded by Tuhfetü 'l-küttab or Sakk-i Musa-zade (lb-245b). 14 TÖRÖK F. 32 (Work N° V in the manuscript) Fols. 84b— 139a + [4]; 27 lines; single columns; p.d. 330 x 180 mm, w.s. 240 x 100 mm. Leather-bound; in good condition. Paper: with watermarks; script: nesih, ink: black; all pages are framed by a single red line; catchwords. (See also N° 247.) Kavânîn ve mesâ 'il-i şer ciyye (<-mjJj j jl) (84b) Begins: 1 mjlI ídJ I ^mi (84b) jj 45 ^ylcjjtj ^ j)l I j o I jnml I clL <d <^411 <111 .u-J I Ends: s 11 v, i jjj^lj^Syo jj i • u 1 1 LA I J^J ja (139a) (_g4Jjl A-. j.hr 4 L it ir jAi _>) jj The opening heading ( serlevha ) announces that the manuscript contains codes of laws dating back to the period of Kanunî Sultan Süleyman (15201566) and particularly to the times of EBUSSUUD EFENDİ <see N° 1>, as follows: <ÜÜ_A« oju^^i jj^J toll JxpU U^j' ^Aıjı ^ı r j j i . „ IIjjl ^^U-JVI j &aijLoj U. -.I,.!.., /jUJLu jj J-.1 i il O J (^JJ JjVj I j )")« ft V J I JjÂ-A ^"tflfl l^-O The preceding texts are entitled Ahsenü'l-kısas (lb-23a), Tevarih-i íslámbol (23b-32b), Kanun-name (34b-74b) and Rumeli 'den olan mansıblar (79b83a); they are followed by Edviye (144a-154a), Risale-i manzume li-Kaysunî24