Alchemical Lexica in Syriac: Planetary Signs, Code Names and Medicines

Alchemical Lexica in Syriac: Planetary Signs, Code Names and MedicinesAsiatische Studien / Études asiatiquesSyriaca.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/S2CI5E9H/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.MatteoMartelliAlchemical Lexica in Syriac: Planetary Signs, Code Names and Medicineshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/S2CI5E9Hhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/S2CI5E9Hhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/S2CI5E9HAsiatische Studien / Études asiatiques75:22021485-512Technical terminology and <i>Decknamen </i>represent key hallmarks of the alchemical literature in different traditions. The opacity of this vocabulary makes the reading of alchemical texts difficult and, in order to cope with similar challenges, Byzantine, Syriac and Arabic scholars soon started compiling technical vocabularies. In my paper I shall investigate two (partially overlapping) lexica, which open the BL Syriac alchemical MSS Egerton 709 and Oriental 1593. On the one hand, I will explore the variety of sources used by the anonymous compiler(s) to assemble these useful tools (Byzantine alchemists as well as the Greek medical tradition; Syro-Arabic lexicography). On the other, particular attention will be given to the structure and <i>mise en page</i> of the two lexica, which will be compared with analogous alchemical dictionaries in the Byzantine (e.g. MS Marcianus gr. 299) and Arabic (e.g. MS Gotha 1261) traditions. Martelli, Matteo. “Alchemical Lexica in Syriac: Planetary Signs, Code Names and Medicines.” Asiatische Studien / Études Asiatiques 75:2 (2021): 485–512. Matteo Martelli, Alchemical Lexica in Syriac: Planetary Signs, Code Names and Medicines, Asiatische Studien / Études Asiatiques 75:2 (2021): 485–512.VII-XVIII CEalchemyastrologyscience