Hippocrates in Two Syriac Alchemical Collections

Hippocrates in Two Syriac Alchemical CollectionsAramaic StudiesSyriaca.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/GJFPP7UQ/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.MatteoMartelliHippocrates in Two Syriac Alchemical Collectionshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/GJFPP7UQhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/GJFPP7UQhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/GJFPP7UQAramaic Studies15:22017230-251In this article, I will explore the fortune of Hippocrates in the Syriac alchemical literature. I will investigate a so far unedited Syriac text (MS Cambridge University Library, Mm. 6.29, ff. 133r–134v) that presents Hippocrates as the founder of alchemy and medicine. This text is edited here for the first time, translated into English, and compared with other alchemical writings (both in Syriac and in Arabic) attributed to the ancient physician from Cos. Martelli, Matteo. “Hippocrates in Two Syriac Alchemical Collections.” Aramaic Studies 15:2 (2017): 230–51. Matteo Martelli, Hippocrates in Two Syriac Alchemical Collections, Aramaic Studies 15:2 (2017): 230–51.Greek philosophyHippocratesIV-VII CEalchemymedicineprimary sources [Syriac] + English translationtranslations from Greektranslations into Syriac