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Informationen zum Autor F.C. Conybeare (1856-1924) was a British Orientalist, Fellow of University College, Oxford, and Professor of Theology at the University of Oxford. He was particularly noted for his attainments in Armenian and was a member of the Venetian Armenian Academy. Klappentext The story of Ahikar has appeared in various forms and numerous languages over the course of the last two and a half millennia. Long known to readers of the Arabian Nights, it was not until the end of the nineteenth century that scholars began to suspect that the legend had semi-biblical origins. Cambridge University Press had already published the first edition of The Story of Ahikar in 1898 when an enlarged and corrected second edition was prompted by the discovery of a series of Aramaic papyrus fragments on the island of Elephantiné, dating from the fifth century before Christ. It is the second edition of The Story of Ahikar, first published in 1913, which is reproduced here. Meticulously assembled, this edition contains the Armenian, Old Turkish, Syriac, and Arabic versions of the story in their original source language with accompanying English translations. Also included are translations of the Slavonic, Ethiopic, and Aramaic versions, as well as fragments of the sayings and parables of Ahikar and the Greek text of the story. Zusammenfassung Meticulously assembled! this edition of The Story of Ahikar contains the Armenian! Old Turkish! Syriac! and Arabic versions of the story in their original source language with English translations. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Slavonic translation; 3. Armenian translation; 4. Translation of Old Turkish text; 5. Translation of Old Turkish text; 6. Syriac translation; 7. Aethiopic translation; 8. Arabic translation; 9. Greek text; 10. Aramaic translation; 11. Fragments of the sayings and parables of Ahikar; 12. Introduction to the Armenian and Turkish texts; 13. Old Turkish text; 14. Armenian text; 15. Syriac text; 16. Arabic text....
