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![Sardine (Genus Smaris), smârîs [top]; Sea gudgeon (Gobius niger jozo), qûbiyyûn [n.p.]al-tarî [up. middle]; A sea gudgeon shown in the maw of a pig.. [middle]; Tuna (Thunnus species), amûtârîkhûs [n.p.][ lower middle and bottom], fol. 76](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4OTAvMTIvMzEvc2FyZGluZS1nZW51cy1zbWFyaXMtc21hcmlzLXRvcC1zZWEtZ3VkZ2Vvbi1nb2JpdXMtbmlnZXItam96by1xdWJpeXl1bi1ucGFsLWQ2YmZjNy0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/496/jpg "Sardine (Genus Smaris), smârîs [top]; Sea gudgeon (Gobius niger jozo), qûbiyyûn [n.p.]al-tarî [up. middle]; A sea gudgeon shown in the maw of a pig.. [middle]; Tuna (Thunnus species), amûtârîkhûs [n.p.][ lower middle and bottom], fol. 76")
![Whelks (Buccinum species). Three specimens are shown [top]; Pontic mussels, muwâqihs [bottom], fol. 71](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvd2hlbGtzLWJ1Y2NpbnVtLXNwZWNpZXMtdGhyZWUtc3BlY2ltZW5zLWFyZS1zaG93bi10b3AtcG9udGljLW11c3NlbHMtbXV3YXFpaHMtNzJkZTYxLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/62/webp "Whelks (Buccinum species). Three specimens are shown [top]; Pontic mussels, muwâqihs [bottom], fol. 71")
![The molted skin of a snake, salkh al-hayyah [top]; The sea hare (Genus Syphonota), arnab bahrî. The sea hare is said to resemble a cuttlefish but is represented as a rabbitlike creature...[middle]; Hare (Lepus timidus; L. capensis), arnab barrî [bottom], fol. 73v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvdGhlLW1vbHRlZC1za2luLW9mLWEtc25ha2Utc2Fsa2gtYWwtaGF5eWFoLXRvcC10aGUtc2VhLWhhcmUtZ2VudXMtc3lwaG9ub3RhLWM5ZDU4ZC02NDAuanBn/40/61/webp "The molted skin of a snake, salkh al-hayyah [top]; The sea hare (Genus Syphonota), arnab bahrî. The sea hare is said to resemble a cuttlefish but is represented as a rabbitlike creature...[middle]; Hare (Lepus timidus; L. capensis), arnab barrî [bottom], fol. 73v")
![Dittany (Origanum dictamnus), dîqtâmnûn [top]; False dictamnus, shrubby white horehound (Ballota pseudodictamnus), diqtamnun [middle]; Sage (unlabeled) (Salvia officinalis), hilîsfâqûn [n.p.] [margin] [bottom?], fol. 133](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvZGl0dGFueS1vcmlnYW51bS1kaWN0YW1udXMtZGlxdGFtbnVuLXRvcC1mYWxzZS1kaWN0YW1udXMtc2hydWJieS13aGl0ZS1ob3JlaG91bmQtOGE3Mjg0LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/61/webp "Dittany (Origanum dictamnus), dîqtâmnûn [top]; False dictamnus, shrubby white horehound (Ballota pseudodictamnus), diqtamnun [middle]; Sage (unlabeled) (Salvia officinalis), hilîsfâqûn [n.p.] [margin] [bottom?], fol. 133")
![Crabs (Thelphusa species), saratânât. The one above is native to rivers, the one below to the sea [top]; Scorpion (Skorpios chersaios), aqrab [middle]; Saltwater fish, al-samakah al-bahrîyah [!]. Two varieties are shown [bottom], fol. 72v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvY3JhYnMtdGhlbHBodXNhLXNwZWNpZXMtc2FyYXRhbmF0LXRoZS1vbmUtYWJvdmUtaXMtbmF0aXZlLXRvLXJpdmVycy10aGUtb25lLTViYzgxZC02NDAuanBn/40/61/webp "Crabs (Thelphusa species), saratânât. The one above is native to rivers, the one below to the sea [top]; Scorpion (Skorpios chersaios), aqrab [middle]; Saltwater fish, al-samakah al-bahrîyah [!]. Two varieties are shown [bottom], fol. 72v")
![Horehound (Marrubium vulgare), frâsiyûn [n.p.] [top]; Woundwort (Stachys recta?), stâkhûs [bottom], fol. 159](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvaG9yZWhvdW5kLW1hcnJ1Yml1bS12dWxnYXJlLWZyYXNpeXVuLW5wLXRvcC13b3VuZHdvcnQtc3RhY2h5cy1yZWN0YS1zdGFraHVzLTA2NWJmZi02NDAuanBn/40/62/webp "Horehound (Marrubium vulgare), frâsiyûn [n.p.] [top]; Woundwort (Stachys recta?), stâkhûs [bottom], fol. 159")
![Wild acantha (Silybum syriacum) [top]; Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) [middle]; Tall rest-harrow (Ononis repens; Ononis antiquorum), anûnîs [n.p.] [bottom], fol. 127](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvd2lsZC1hY2FudGhhLXNpbHlidW0tc3lyaWFjdW0tdG9wLW1pbGstdGhpc3RsZS1zaWx5YnVtLW1hcmlhbnVtLW1pZGRsZS10YWxsLWNjMTQ5OS02NDAuanBn/40/61/webp "Wild acantha (Silybum syriacum) [top]; Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) [middle]; Tall rest-harrow (Ononis repens; Ononis antiquorum), anûnîs [n.p.] [bottom], fol. 127")
![Seahorse (Syngnathus hippocampus), îffûqâmfus [top]; Purple murex (Murex breandaris, etc.), farfîr [n.p.], i.e., al-halazûn al-arjuwânî. Two are shown [middle]; Whelk shell (Genera: Phos. Engina, Babylonia, Pisania), qîrfihûs [!n.p.] [bottom], fol. 70v](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn6/L3Bob3RvLzE4ODkvMDEvMDEvc2VhaG9yc2Utc3luZ25hdGh1cy1oaXBwb2NhbXB1cy1pZmZ1cWFtZnVzLXRvcC1wdXJwbGUtbXVyZXgtbXVyZXgtYnJlYW5kYXJpcy1jMjUyMDEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/61/webp "Seahorse (Syngnathus hippocampus), îffûqâmfus [top]; Purple murex (Murex breandaris, etc.), farfîr [n.p.], i.e., al-halazûn al-arjuwânî. Two are shown [middle]; Whelk shell (Genera: Phos. Engina, Babylonia, Pisania), qîrfihûs [!n.p.] [bottom], fol. 70v")
