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BIOR - Latest Issue (Peeters)An Autograph of Ṭūsī's Ḥall mushkilāt al-Ishārāt?Naṣīr al-Dīn Ṭūsīs (d. 672 AH) Ḥall mushkilāt al-Ishārāt is the most important commentary on Ibn Sīnās (d. 427 AH) influential philosophical compendium, the Kitāb al-Ishārāt wa-l-tanbīhāt, to have been written ever. To this day, hundreds of manuscripts of this commentary can be found in libraries throughout the world. Since 1864, the Ḥall has seen at least eight lithographic and four printed editions, many more than Ibn Sīnās Ishārāt itself. In view of the importance of the Ḥall, the announcement of the existence of an autograph, revised by Ṭūsī himself, is surely cause for excitement. The present article contains a critical review of the facsimile edition in which this far-reaching assertion is made. Careful analysis of the evidence supplied by the author will lead to the conclusion that his claim is unfortunately in no way supported by the facts. view article | [Bibliotheca Orientalis] The Septuagint and Alexandrian ScholarshipThe origins of the Septuagint of the Pentateuch is a disputed issue. Opinions about the Letter of Aristeas, representing the most ancient account of the matter, differ widely as for the historical value of this document. In a recent study, Sylvie Honigman has advanced a new theory about the original setting of the Greek version of the Pentateuch, the Law of the Jews, (a theory) which is based on an innovative analysis of the Letter of Aristeas. This review article offers a description and critical assessment of her ideas, particularly so regarding her focus on Homeric scholarship. It is argued that, instead of the Homeric paradigm as proposed by Honigman, the idea of a philosophical paradigm does more justice to the data in the Letter. The question is then dealt with in which way this alternative paradigm could serve as a window on the origins of the Greek Pentateuch. view article | [Bibliotheca Orientalis] A New Edition of the 'Book of Nut'Review of the most recent edition of the cosmographic composition 'the Book of Nut', a detailed outline of the movements of the sun, decan stars, and other celestial bodies, recounted within a mythological framework. First attested in the Osireion of Sety I at Abydos, this important text is attested in Pharaonic tombs as well as on Hieratic and Demotic papyri of the Roman Period, several of which are published for the first time. While the new parallels greatly advance our understanding of the Book of Nut, the difficult hieroglyphic texts, partially composed in enigmatic writing, still invite further study. view article | [Bibliotheca Orientalis] ArabicaVAN GELDER, G.J., HAMMOND, M. - Takhyil. The Imaginary in Classical Arabic Poetics. The E.J.B. Gibb Memorial Trust, Cambridge, 2008. AL-SHAYZARĪ, 'Abd al-Raḥmān ibn Nasr (eds. KANAZI, G.J., et al.) - Rawḍat al-qulūb wa-nuzhat al-muḥibb wal-maḥbūb. (Codices Arabici Antiqui 8). Verlag Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2003. REICHMUTH, S. - The World of Murtaḍā al-Zabīdī (1732-91). Life, Networks and Writings. The E.J.W. Gibb Memorial Trust, Cambridge, 2009. LENTIN, J., GRAND'HENRY, J. (eds.) - Moyen arabe et variétés mixtes de l'arabe à travers l'histoire. Actes du Premier Colloque International (Louvain-la-Neuve, 10-14 mai 2004). (Publications de l'Institut Orientaliste de Louvain 58). Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut Orientaliste, Louvain-la-Neuve, 2008. view article | [Bibliotheca Orientalis] Neue Erkenntnisse zur 21. Tafel der diagnostischen Omenserie SA.GIG und zur Überlieferung diagnostischer Omentexte in Hattuanot available view article | [Bibliotheca Orientalis] AlgemeenGZELLA, H. (Hrsg.) - Sprachen aus der Welt des alten Testaments. Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, Darmstadt, 2009. BICKEL, S. et al. (eds.) - Bilder als Quellen. Images as Sources. Studies on Ancient Near Eastern Artefacts and the Bible Inspired by the Work of Othmar Keel. (Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis, Sonderband). Academic Press Fribourg, Fribourg, 2007. view article | [Bibliotheca Orientalis] Titles of 7th Century BCE Philistine Rulers and their Historical-Cultural Backgroundnot available view article | [Bibliotheca Orientalis] Ontvangen boekenBooks received view article | [Bibliotheca Orientalis] VariaKorte aankondiging: DIJKSTRA, J., KROESEN, J., KUIPER, Y. (eds.) - Myths, Martyrs, and Modernity. Studies in the History of Religions in Honour of Jan N. Bremmer. (Numen Book Series - Studies in the History of Religions 127). Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, 2010. view article | [Bibliotheca Orientalis] IslamSCHMIDL, P. - Volkstümliche Astronomie im islamischen Mittelalter. Zur Bestimmung der Gebetszeiten und der Qibla bei al-Aṣbaḥī, Ibn Raḥīq und al-Fārisī. (Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science 68). Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, 2007. REBHAN, H. - Die Wunder der Schöpfung / The Wonders of Creation. Handschriften der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek aus dem islamischen Kulturkreis. (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. Ausstellungskataloge 83). Verlag Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2010. view article | [Bibliotheca Orientalis] Syrië-PalestinaLIPINSKI, E. - Resheph. A Syro-Canaanite Deity. (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 181, Studia Phoenicia 19). Peeters, Leuven, 2009. view article | [Bibliotheca Orientalis] AssyriologieTANRET, M. - The Seal of the Sanga. On the Old Babylonian Sangas of Šamaš of Sippar-Jaḫrūrum and Sippar-Amnānum. (Cuneiform Monographs 40). Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, 2010. RICHARDSON, S.F.C. - Texts from the Late Old Babylonian Period. (The Journal of Cuneiform Studies Supplemental Series 2). American Schools of Oriental Research - Boston University, Boston, 2010. SASS, B., MARZAHN, J. - Aramaic and Figural Stamp Impressions on Bricks of the Sixth Century B.C. from Babylon. (Wissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen der Deutschen Orient-Gesellschaft 127). Verlag Otto Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2010. view article | [Bibliotheca Orientalis] Grieks-Romeins EgypteBRICAULT, L. - Isis, Dame des flots. (Aegyptiaca Leodiensia 7). Université de Liège, C.I.P.L., Liège, 2006. HEILPORN, P. - Thèbes et ses taxes. Recherches sur la fiscalité en Égypte romaine. (Ostraca de Strasbourg 2). De Boccard, Paris, 2009. view article | [Bibliotheca Orientalis] Faraonisch EgypteQUIRKE, S. - Hidden Hands. Egyptian Workforces in Petrie Excavation Archives, 1880-1924. (Duckworth Egyptology). Duckworth Publishers, London, 2010. KOUSOULIS, P., MAGLIVERAS, K. (eds.) - Moving across Borders. Foreign Relations, Religion and Cultural Interactions in the Ancient Mediterranean. (Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 159). Peeters, Leuven, 2007. D'AURIA, S. (ed.) - Offerings to the Discerning Eye. An Egyptological Medley in Honor of Jack A. Josephson. (Culture and History of the Ancient Near East 38). Brill Academic Publishers, Leiden, 2009. SPIETH, D.A. - Napoleon's Sorcerers. The Sophisians. University of Delaware Press, Newark, 2007. GASSE, A., RONDOT, V. - Les inscriptions de Séhel. (MIFAO 126). Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale du Caire, Cairo, 2007. JEFFREYS, D. - The Survey of Memphis VII. The Hekekyan Papers and Other Sources for the Survey of Memphis. (EES Excavation Memoir 95). Egypt Exploration Society, London, 2010. MANUELIAN, P.D., SIMPSON, W.K. (eds.) - Mastabas of the Nucleus Cemetery G 2100. Part I: Major Mastabas G 2100-2220. (Giza Mastabas 8). Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA, 2009. SHAW, I. - Hatnub. Quarrying Travertine in Ancient Egypt. (EES Excavation Memoir 88). Egypt Exploration Society, London, 2010. ALTHOFF, E.B. - Kronen und Kopfputz von Königsfrauen im Neuen Reich. (Hildesheimer Ägyptologische Beiträge 49). Gerstenberg Verlag, Hildesheim, 2009. CORTEGGIANI, J.-P. - L'Égypte ancienne et ses dieux. Dictionnaire illustré. Librairie Arthème Fayard, Paris, 2007. FORGEAU, A. - Horus-fils-d'Isis. La jeunesse d'un dieu. (Bibliothèque d'Étude 150). Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale du Caire, Cairo, 2010. EXELL, K. - Soldiers, Sailors and Sandalmakers. A Social Reading of Ramesside Period Votive Stelae. (GHP Egyptology 10). Golden House Publications, London, 2009. LECLÈRE, F. - Les villes de Basse Égypte au premier millénaire av. J.-C. (Bibliothèque d'Étude 144). Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale du Caire, Cairo, 2008. view article | [Bibliotheca Orientalis] In memoriam Herman De Meulenaere (14-5-1923 - 5-6-2011)Obituary |
