Was Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq the Author of the Arabic Translation of Paul of Aegina’s Pragmateia? Evidence from the Arabic Translations of the Hippocratic Aphorisms and the Syriac Lexicons of Bar Bahlul and Bar ‘Ali

Was Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq the Author of the Arabic Translation of Paul of Aegina’s Pragmateia? Evidence from the Arabic Translations of the Hippocratic Aphorisms and the Syriac Lexicons of Bar Bahlul and Bar ‘AliJournal of Semitic 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/MK2HJVTM/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Samuel ChewBarryWas Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq the Author of the Arabic Translation of Paul of Aegina’s Pragmateia? Evidence from the Arabic Translations of the Hippocratic Aphorisms and the Syriac Lexicons of Bar Bahlul and Bar ‘Alihttp://syriaca.org/cbss/MK2HJVTMhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/MK2HJVTMhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/MK2HJVTMJournal of Semitic Studies63:22018457-465Study of the process of translation into Arabic of the Pragmateia of Paul of Aegina, an important work of late-Hellenic medicine, has the potential to shed light upon the early development of Arabic medicine. Traditionally, the authorship of this translation has been ascribed to the famous translator Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq. In this paper, however, I provide evidence drawn from several primary sources, including prominently the Arabic translations of the Hippocratic Aphorisms and the Syriac lexicons of Ḥasan bar Bahlul and Isho ‘bar ‘Ali, demonstrating that Ḥunayn was not the author of the Arabic translation of the Pragmateia, and that the translation was composed well before Ḥunayn’s career. The addition of the Arabic version of the Pragmateia to the list of Arabic medical works produced prior to Ḥunayn should enrich significantly scholarly understanding of the early development of the discipline. Barry, Samuel Chew. “Was Ḥunayn Ibn Isḥāq the Author of the Arabic Translation of Paul of Aegina’s Pragmateia? Evidence from the Arabic Translations of the Hippocratic Aphorisms and the Syriac Lexicons of Bar Bahlul and Bar ‘Ali.” Journal of Semitic Studies 63:2 (2018): 457–65. Samuel Chew Barry, Was Ḥunayn Ibn Isḥāq the Author of the Arabic Translation of Paul of Aegina’s Pragmateia? Evidence from the Arabic Translations of the Hippocratic Aphorisms and the Syriac Lexicons of Bar Bahlul and Bar ‘Ali,” Journal of Semitic Studies 63:2 (2018): 457–65.Arab ChristiansBar BahlulGalenGreek philosophyHippocratesHunayn ibn IshaqIX CEIsho bar AliNestoriansPaul of AeginaVII-XVIII CElexicography [native]medicinetranslations from Greektranslations into Arabic