Thabit b. Qurra - ܬܐܒܬ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܗ

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Abū al-Ḥasan Thābit b. Qurra b. Marwān al-Ṣābī al-Ḥarrānī, the most famous of the ‘Ṣābian’ scholars from the Abbasid period, is one of the few non-Christian authors known by name who composed works in Syriac.1

Names

  • ܬܐܒܬ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܗ
  • Thabit b. Qurra
  • Thābit b. Qurra1

Birth

826?

Death

901

Notes

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Works Cited

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  • 1 H. TakahashiThābit b. QurraThe Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritagep: 399-400, 399-400., p: 399-400, 399-400.

How to Cite This Entry

James E. Walters et al., “Thabit b. Qurra — ܬܐܒܬ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܗ ” last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/777.

Bibliography:

James E. Walters et al., “Thabit b. Qurra — ܬܐܒܬ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܗ .”, edited by ., edited by Nathan P. Gibson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2016. Entry published August 17, 2016. http://syriaca.org/person/777.

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Entry Title: Thabit b. Qurra — ܬܐܒܬ ܒܪ ܩܘܪܗ

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  • Proofreading of GEDSH abstracts and addition of confessions and alternate names from GEDSH by Nathan P. Gibson

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