Risālat al-Ṣūfī fī al-kawākib

The text is known from a 13th century manuscript, possibly composed in Baghdad, now in Tehran, Reza Abbasi Museum (RAM M. 570), also called "RAM al'Sufi". It is stylistically dated to circa 1225. An inscription in the manuscript gives a date of AH 554 (1159 CE), but this is probably a later interpolation. The manuscript has various depictions of the constellations, using various human and animal figures. Several of the figures are wearing Turkic clothing, such as Centaurus, who has a Turkic sharbush headgear. Another Qajar copy exists, dated ̣to 1894 (Tehran, Majlis Library, no. 5099). • Illustration — Title of Risālat al-Ṣūfī fī al-kawākib • Illustration — Cassiopeia. Ibn al-Ṣūfī, p. 24 • Illustration — Centaurus and Lupus. Centaurus has a Turkic sharbush headgear. • Illustration — Aquila. 31 • Illustration — Ursa Minor. 5 • Illustration — Centaurus (detail) with a Turkic sharbush headgear and clothing.

• Name — Risālat al-Ṣūfī fī al-kawākib • Title Orig — رسالة الصوفي في الكواكب • Author — Ibn al-Ṣūfī (or one of his sons) • Country — Rayy, Iran • Language — Arabic • Subject — Astronomy • Genre — Poem • Published — 10th-11th century • Media Type — Manuscript