A hospital handbook for the community: Evidence for the extensive use of Ibn Abicombining macron 'l-Bayacombining macronn's al-Dustucombining macronr al-bicombining macronmacombining macronristacombining macronnicombining macron by the Jewish practitioners of medieval Cairo

Efraim Lev, Leigh Chipman, Friedrich Niessen

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Abstract

Al-Dustucombining macronr al-bicombining macronmacombining macronristacombining macronnicombining macron by Ibn Abicombining macron 'l-Bayacombining macronn forms an important part of the Arabic tradition of hospital dispensatories and has remained well-known to the traditional practitioners of the Middle East. So far, eleven fragments of the Dustur have been identified in the Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collections at the Cambridge University Library, of which eight are in Arabic script and three are in Judaeo-Arabic. This article discusses the significance of these fragments, particularly those in Judaeo-Arabic. We also provide editions and translations of two of the fragments.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)103-118
Number of pages16
JournalJournal of Semitic Studies
Volume53
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cultural Studies
  • Language and Linguistics
  • History
  • Religious studies
  • Linguistics and Language
  • Literature and Literary Theory

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