Hippocrates in Two Syriac Alchemical Collections
In 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 t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Aramaic studies
Year: 2017, Volume: 15, Issue: 2, Pages: 230-251 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hippocrates 460 BC-370 BC
/ Alchemy
/ Homer ca. 8 BC. Jh.
/ Arabia
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| IxTheo Classification: | KBK Europe (East) KBL Near East and North Africa TB Antiquity |
| Further subjects: | B
Hippocrates
alchemy
Homer
Syriac alchemical collections
early Arabic alchemy
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| Summary: | In 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. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5227 |
| Contains: | In: Aramaic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455227-01502002 |