Galen’s Simples in Syriac

Galen’s Simples in SyriacArchives Internationales d’Histoire des SciencesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/63MTP2GV/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.SiamBhayroGalen’s Simples in Syriachttp://syriaca.org/cbss/63MTP2GVhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/63MTP2GVhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/63MTP2GVArchives Internationales d’Histoire des Sciences70 [184-185]2020114-128This article discusses the direct and indirect evidence for the transmission of Galen’s Simples in Syriac. It is suggested that it is likely that Sergius translated all eleven books, and that he did so as part of a translation project that by far exceeded the Alexandrian Galenic syllabus. Sergius probably did not distinguish between books 1-5 and 6-11 in the same way that unayn did, but instead considered all eleven books to be a coherent whole that moved from generalities to specifics. It is further suggested that the transmission of Galen’s Simples in two parts was something specific to the demands of the market in ninth-century Baghdad. The prestige of Sergius’s translation continued even into and beyond the period of Ḥunayn, suggesting that Ḥunayn’s influence was more limited than is often supposed, possibly due to sectarian reasons, especially Ḥunayn’s Nestorianism. In this context, the significance of the British Library manuscript only containing books 6-8 is reconsidered, as well as how the significance of Galen’s own proems may have changed over time. Bhayro, Siam. “Galen’s Simples in Syriac.” Archives Internationales d’Histoire Des Sciences 70 [184-185] (2020): 114–28. Siam Bhayro, Galen’s Simples in Syriac,” Archives Internationales d’Histoire Des Sciences 70 [184-185] (2020): 114–28.GalenGreek philosophyHunayn ibn IshaqIV-VII CEIX CEJacobitesNestoriansSergius of ReshainaVI CEVII-XVIII CEmedicinetranslations from Greektranslations into Syriac