Arabic Titles in 17th-Century Manuscript

[philip....@gmail.com]

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Dear Colleagues,

 

I am investigating a manuscript associated with Mor Iyovannis Hidayat Allah (d. 1693) and have questions on the identification of the titles of two works which have Arabic (or partial Arabic titles). The manuscript dates to 1662 and preserves a list of books owned by Hidayat Allah and his brother.

 

One work has the title: “the Conversations of a Teacher and Student” (ܡܩܐܠܐܬ ܕܪܒܐ ܘܬܠܡܝܕܐ). “Conversations” is given in Garshuni, but “of a Teacher and Student” is simply in Syriac, the language in which the rest of the manuscript is written. Does anyone have an idea on how to narrow down which work this may concern?

 

The second title reads: “David in Arabic” (ܕܘܝܕ ܥܪܐܒܝ). I assume this refers to an Arabic Psalter, called “David” (ܕܘܝܕ) in Syriac. But I am a bit confused by the Garshuni spelling of “Arabic” (ܥܪܐܒܝ) which has an extra alaf/alif. Is this spelling known elsewhere?

 

With best wishes,

Phil

 

[Nikolaj Serikoff]

This is a typical transliteration of Αραβια (sorry, I have written without  τονοι) Sf. http://greek.loans/?s=ارابيا nos 931-934.

Yours

NS

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[Philip Forness]

Dear Nikolaj,

Thank you for this suggestion! The Syriac/Garshuni text is missing the final olaf (= alif). Does this make a difference?

With best wishes,

Phil

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[Nikolaj Serikoff]

No, it does not: the stress in Greek  is put on the first alpha. There are variant readings.

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