The Greek Fragments of the Works of Māšāʾallāh ibn Aṯarī
Author(s) -
Luca Farina
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
mediterranea international journal on the transfer of knowledge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2445-2378
DOI - 10.21071/mijtk.v7i.13659
Subject(s) - arabic , arabic literature , classics , art , fiqh , philosophy , literature , islam , theology , sharia , linguistics
This article provides an overview of the Greek mentions of the Arabic astrologers Māšāʾallāh ibn Aṯarī al-Baṣrī and Abū Maʿšar al-Balḫī, together with the edition of the Greek fragments explicitly attributed to Māšāʾallāh, based on all their witnesses. Moreover, a general introduction to the Greek tradition of the two astrologers and a discussion of their mentions in the manuscript Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. gr. 1056 are supplied.
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