Some Alternative Translations of the Chronicle of Al-AnṬākī

Maciej Czyż

doi:10.18778/2084-140X.15.25

Autor

Maciej Czyż University of Wrocław https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9160-9847

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18778/2084-140X.15.25

Słowa kluczowe:

Al-Anṭākī, translation, Byzantium, Bulgaria, Tao, Al-Ḫālidiyyāt, Arabs, Fatimids, Druzes

Abstrakt

The paper proposes numerous possible changes to the French translation of the chronicle of Al-Anṭākī. The proposed corrections are based on Arabic editions (including neglected variant readings of the manuscripts) and the author’s Polish translation of the said chronicle.

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