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Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq on His Galen Translations

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Hunayn Ibn Ishaq (809–73), one of the most prolific early medieval translators of classical works, rendered hundreds of Greek volumes into Syriac and Arabic. This treatise on his Galen translations illuminates Ishaq’s efforts and their ninth-century context while recognizing that the translation movement had actually begun centuries earlier with Christians, Jews, and others. Offering the definitive Arabic text with a modern English translation and apparatus, this volume will be essential for anyone interested in the transmission of knowledge in the Late Antique and early Islamic Middle East.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Outline of Hunayn’s Treatise

Abbreviations

Translation and Edition

Appendix 1—Talkhīș, Takhalluș, and Talakhkhuș

Appendix 2—Prosopography of Translators and Patrons

Appendix 3—Works of Galen Mentioned by Hunayn

Appendix 4—Inventory of Galen’s Extant Works in Syriac, by Grigory Kessel

Bibliography

Index

Publication Information

Publication Month: November
Publication Year: 2016
Language: Arabic, English
ISBN 13: 9780842529341
Page Count: 320
Price: $ 49.95
Sub Site: Middle Eastern Texts Initiative
Imprint: Brigham Young University Press