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Maimonides, Commentary on Hippocratesâ Aphorisms Volume 1
A New Parallel Arabic-English Edition and Translation, with Critical Editions of the Medieval Hebrew Translations
Series: - The Medical Works of Moses Maimonides, Volume: 14.1
Editor:
Hippocratesâ Aphorisms enjoyed great popularity in the ancient and medieval world and, according to Maimonides, it was Hippocratesâ most useful work as it contained aphorisms, which every physician should know by heart. They were translated into Hebrew several times, but it was Maimonidesâ Commentary on Hippocratesâ Aphorisms that made the work influential in Jewish circles. For the composition of his commentary, Maimonides consulted the Aphorisms through the commentary by Galen, translated by Ḥunayn ibn IsḥÄq. This edition of Maimonidesâ Arabic commentary and its Hebrew translations, the first with an English translation based on the Arabic text, is part of a project undertaken by Gerrit Bos to critically edit Maimonidesâ medical works.
Gerrit Bos (Ph.D. 1989) is Professor Emeritus of Jewish Studies at the University of Cologne, Germany. He has widely published in the fields of Jewish studies, Islamic studies, and medieval science and medicine in Arabic and Hebrew texts.
"...an exemplary ongoing series..." - Maud Kozodoy, in: Speculum 96 (April 2021)
âThis particular volume, as well as the others in this project that I have had the pleasure of reading, is a meticulous work of painstaking scrutinizing of available manuscripts of Maimonidesâs work and their Hebrew translations. Each volume, and the one presented here is no exception, has an illuminating introduction that explains the steps taken to produce the edition, including addressing issues like the availability of manuscripts, problems related to them (faulty, abbreviated, and so on), and the steps taken to overcome or compensate for such lacks.â
- Keren Abbou Hershkovits, Open University of Israel , in : Speculum (2022).
âThis particular volume, as well as the others in this project that I have had the pleasure of reading, is a meticulous work of painstaking scrutinizing of available manuscripts of Maimonidesâs work and their Hebrew translations. Each volume, and the one presented here is no exception, has an illuminating introduction that explains the steps taken to produce the edition, including addressing issues like the availability of manuscripts, problems related to them (faulty, abbreviated, and so on), and the steps taken to overcome or compensate for such lacks.â
- Keren Abbou Hershkovits, Open University of Israel , in : Speculum (2022).
Preface
Introduction
Sigla and Abbreviations
Commentary on Hippocratesâ Aphorisms: Arabic Text with English Translation
Commentary on Hippocratesâ Aphorisms: First Hebrew Translation (Ibn Tibbon)
Commentary on Hippocratesâ Aphorisms: Second Hebrew Translation (Zeraḥyah Ḥen)
Commentary on Hippocratesâ Aphorisms: Third Hebrew Translation (Anonymous)
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Glossary
Bibliography
Index of the First Hebrew Translation (Ibn Tibbon)
Index of the Second Hebrew Translation (Zeraḥyah Ḥen)
Index of the Third Hebrew Translation (Anonymous)
Index of Greek Terms
Introduction
Sigla and Abbreviations
Part 1 Arabic Text and Translation
Commentary on Hippocratesâ Aphorisms: Arabic Text with English Translation
Part 2 Hebrew Translations
Commentary on Hippocratesâ Aphorisms: First Hebrew Translation (Ibn Tibbon)
Commentary on Hippocratesâ Aphorisms: Second Hebrew Translation (Zeraḥyah Ḥen)
Commentary on Hippocratesâ Aphorisms: Third Hebrew Translation (Anonymous)
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Glossary
Bibliography
Index of the First Hebrew Translation (Ibn Tibbon)
Index of the Second Hebrew Translation (Zeraḥyah Ḥen)
Index of the Third Hebrew Translation (Anonymous)
Index of Greek Terms
Scholars of Hebrew, (Judeo-) Arabic, and Latin medical literature of the Middle Ages; anyone interested in medieval medicine and the transmission of scientific knowledge in premodern times.