Arabische Briefe auf Papier aus der Heidelberger Papyrus-Sammlung
edited by Werner Diem
Hardback (Published)
(March 2013)
ISBN: 9783825361556
9.21 x 12.36 inches
Price: $53.00
On back order
This volume contains the first editions of 52 Arabic letters from the Heidelberg Papyrus Collection, originating predominantly from the pre-Mamluk and Mamluk period. It includes correspondence relating to private affairs (No. 1-15), letters concerning business and financial matters (No. 16-27), petitions to public authorities (No. 28-29), official correspondence (No. 30-37), edicts (No. 38-41) and letters from the Jewish sphere (No. 42-52 ). The letters from the Jewish sphere are written in Arabic with Arabic script, in Arabic with Hebraic script, and in a mixture of Arabic and Hebraic language and script. Each text is examined in the following order: formal description, summary, edited text, translation, commentary. The commentary emphasizes the classification of the epistolographic phraseology in relation to parallel findings from other documents. The texts are made accessible with the help of a concordance and five indices, including a detailed glossary. A reproduction of each original text is also provided. German text.
English summary: This volume contains the first editions of 52 Arabic letters from the Heidelberg Papyrus Collection, originating predominantly from the pre-Mamluk and Mamluk period. It includes correspondence relating to private affairs (No. 1-15), letters concerning business and financial matters (No. 16-27), petitions to public authorities (No. 28-29), official correspondence (No. 30-37), edicts (No. 38-41) and letters from the Jewish sphere (No. 42-52 ). The letters from the Jewish sphere are written in Arabic with Arabic script, in Arabic with Hebraic script, and in a mixture of Arabic and Hebraic language and script. Each text is examined in the following order: formal description, summary, edited text, translation, commentary. The commentary emphasizes the classification of the epistolographic phraseology in relation to parallel findings from other documents. The texts are made accessible with the help of a concordance and five indices, including a detailed glossary. A reproduction of each original text is also provided. German description: Der Band enthalt die Ersteditionen von 52 arabischen Briefen der Heidelberger Papyrus-Sammlung, die uberwiegend aus vormamlukischer und mamlukischer Zeit stammen. Es handelt sich um Briefe in privaten Angelegenheiten (Nr. 1-15), Briefe in geschaftlichen und finanziellen Angelegenheiten (Nr. 16-27), Eingaben bei Behorden (Nr. 28-29), amtliche Korrespondenz (Nr. 30-37), Edikte (Nr. 38-41) und Briefe aus dem judischen Bereich (Nr. 42-52). Die Briefe aus dem judischen Bereich sind in arabischer Sprache und arabischer Schrift, arabischer Sprache und hebraischer Schrift und einem Gemenge von arabischer und hebraischer Sprache und Schrift abgefasst. Jedes Stuck wird in der Reihenfolge Formalbeschreibung, Inhaltsangabe, Edition, Ubersetzung, Kommentar behandelt. In den Kommentaren wird Wert auf die Einordnung der epistolographischen Phraseologie anhand von Parallelen aus anderen Dokumenten gelegt. Eine Konkordanz und funf Indices, darunter ein ausfuhrliches Glossar, erschliessen den Inhalt der Texte. Alle edierten Stucke werden in Abbildung geboten.
- Edited by Werner Diem
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