On the Universe (De mundo) - ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ: ܕܡܦܫܩܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܢܐ. ܠܡܝܬܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܪܝܫܥܝܢܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ

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Titles

On the Universe (De mundo)
ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ: ܕܡܦܫܩܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܢܐ. ܠܡܝܬܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܪܝܫܥܝܢܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ1, 1
Περὶ κόσμου
De mundo

Authors

Abstract

An ancient work of cosmology originally written in Greek under the name of Aristotle and translated into several languages, including Latin, Syriac, and Arabic. It should be distinguished from the Aristotelian work On the Heavens (De Caelo).

Reference Numbers

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Final Rubrics

ܫܠܡܬ ܐܓܪܒܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܡ̇ܠܟܐ ܥܠ ܝܕܥܒܐ ܕܗܘ̈ܝܐ1

Syriaca:Literature

Anton Baumstark, Lucubrationes Syro-Graecae (Leipzig: B.G. Teubner, 1894).
Peter Kingsley, "The Christian Aristotle: theological interpretation and interpolation in medieval versions of On the heavens." Le Muséon vol. 107 (1994).
Adam Carter McCollum, "What Does Syriac Masparta Mean? A Look at the Syriac and Arabic Versions of the De Mundo." Le Muséon vol. 123:1-2 (2010)
Adam Carter McCollum, "Sergius of Reshaina as Translator: The Case of the De Mundo." in Josef Lössl and J. W Watt (eds.), Interpreting the Bible and Aristotle in late antiquity: the Alexandrian commentary tradition between Rome and Baghdad (London: Routledge, 2016).
Wim Raven, "Aristote de Stagire, De Mundo. Tradition syriaque et arabe." in Richard Goulet (ed.), Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Supplément (Paris: Éditions du Centre national de la Recherche scientifique, 2003).
Hidemi Takahashi, "Syriac and Arabic Transmission of On the Cosmos." in Johan C. Thom (ed.), Cosmic Order and Divine Power: Pseudo-Aristotle, On the Cosmos. Introduction, Text, Translation and Interpretive Essays, Scripta Antiquitatis Posterioris ad Ethicam Religionemque pertinentia 23 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2014)

Syriaca:ReferenceWork

Wim Raven, "Aristote de Stagire, De Mundo. Tradition syriaque et arabe." in Richard Goulet (ed.), Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Supplément (Paris: Éditions du Centre national de la Recherche scientifique, 2003).

Lawd:Edition

Paul A. de Lagarde, Analecta syriaca (Leipzig: B.G. Teubner, 1858)., pp: 134–158,

Syriaca:Apparatus

Greek: Victor Ryssel, Über den textkritischen Werth der syrischen Übersetzungen griechischer Klassiker (Leipzig: Otto Dürr, 1880-1881).

Syriaca:Manuscript

London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, Add MS 14658 , fol: 107vb15–122rb17,

Syriaca:AncientVersion

Greek: W[illiam] L[aughton] Lorimer (ed.), Aristotelis qui fertur libellus De mundo (Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 1933).

Syriaca:ModernTranslation

German: "Accedit Capitum I, VI, VII interpretatione syriaca ab E. K. Germanice versa." in Eduard König and William Laughton Lorimer (eds.), Aristotelis qui fertur libellus De mundo (Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 1933).
English: Adam Carter McCollum, The Syriac De Mundo: Translation, Commentary, and Analysis of Translation Technique (2009).

Syriaca:DigitalCatalogue

David A. Michelson (ed.), BL Add MS 14658 A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library , entry: The treatise of Aristotle, Περὶ κόσμου πρὸς Ἀλέξανδρον, folio: 107b-121b, ( forthcoming) (Syriaca:DigitalCatalogue based on Syriaca:PrintCatalogue 1.)

Syriaca:PrintCatalogue

William Wright, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum, Acquired since the Year 1838 (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1870-1872)., vol: 3, pp: 1154a–1160a, (Syriaca:PrintCatalogue cites Syriaca:Manuscript 1.)

Syriaca:Glossary

Greek: Adam Carter McCollum, A Greek and Syriac Index to Sergius of Reshaina’s Version of the De Mundo, Gorgias Handbooks 12 (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2009)

Incipit (Opening Line)

ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܫܕܪ ܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܠܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ. ܥܠ ܝܕܥܬܐ ܕܗ̈ܘܝܐ. ܙܒ̈ܢܝܢ ܣܓܝ̈ܐܢ ܟܕ ܡܬܚ̇ܫܒ ܐܢܐ ܐܘ ܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܐ. ܨܒܘܬܐ ܐܠܗܝܬܐ ܘܡܥܠܝܬܐ ܒܫܪܪܐ ܐܬܚܙܝܬ ܠܝ ܕܐܝܬܝܗ̇ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܘܬܐ1

Πολλάκις μὲν ἔμοιγε θεῖόν τι καὶ δαιμόνιον ὄντως χρῆμα, ὦ Ἀλέξανδρε, ἡ φιλοσοφία ἔδοξεν εἶναι4

Explicit (Closing Line)

ܘܐܝܬܝܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܠܘ ܡܕܡ ܐܚܕܝܢ ܠܒܪ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܐܚܙܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ. ܦܠܛܘܢ ܐܡ̣ܪ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܠܡ: ܐܝܟܐ ܕܐܦ ܡܠܬܐ ܥܬܝܩܬܐ ܡܟܪܙܐ: ܟܕ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܘܡܨܥܬܐ ܘܫܘܠܡܐ ܕܝܠܗܘܢ ܕܗܘ̈ܝܐ ܩܢ̣ܐ[:] ܬܪܝܨܐܝܬ ܡܕܒܪ. ܟܕ ܟܝܢܐܝܬ ܪܕܐ. ܘܠܗ ܒܟܠܙܒܢ ܢܩܝܦ ܕܝܢ̣ܐ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗ̇ܘ ܕܗ̣ܘ ܠܢܡܘܣܐ ܠܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܒܪ ܫܥܬܗ ܡܢ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܠܐ ܫ̇ܒܩ ܠܗ. ܐܠܐ ܢܣ̇ܒ ܠܗ1

Ταῦτα δὲ πάντα ἐστὶν οὐκ ἄλλο τι πλὴν ὁ θεός, καθάπερ καὶ ὁ γενναῖος Πλάτων φησίν· «ὁ μὲν δὴ θεός, ὥσπερ ὁ παλαιὸς λόγος, ἀρχήν τε καὶ τελευτὴν καὶ μέσα τῶν ὄντων ἁπάντων ἔχων, εὐθείᾳ περαίνει κατὰ φύσιν πορευόμενος· τῷ δὲ ἀεὶ ξυνέπεται δίκη, τῶν ἀπολειπομένων τοῦ θείου νόμου τιμωρός», «ἧς ὁ γενήσεσθαι μέλλων μακά ριός τε καὶ εὐδαίμων ἐξ ἀρχῆς εὐθὺς μέτοχος εἴη.»4

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Works Cited

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1 Paul A. de Lagarde, Analecta syriaca (Leipzig: B.G. Teubner, 1858)., pp: 134–158,
2 "Accedit Capitum I, VI, VII interpretatione syriaca ab E. K. Germanice versa." in Eduard König and William Laughton Lorimer (eds.), Aristotelis qui fertur libellus De mundo (Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 1933).
3 Adam Carter McCollum, The Syriac De Mundo: Translation, Commentary, and Analysis of Translation Technique (2009).
4 W[illiam] L[aughton] Lorimer (ed.), Aristotelis qui fertur libellus De mundo (Paris: Les Belles Lettres, 1933).
5 London, British Library, Oriental Manuscripts, Add MS 14658 , fol: 107vb15–122rb17,
6 Anton Baumstark, Lucubrationes Syro-Graecae (Leipzig: B.G. Teubner, 1894)., pp: 405–438.
7 Adam Carter McCollum, A Greek and Syriac Index to Sergius of Reshaina’s Version of the De Mundo, Gorgias Handbooks 12 (Piscataway, New Jersey: Gorgias Press, 2009)
8 Victor Ryssel, Über den textkritischen Werth der syrischen Übersetzungen griechischer Klassiker (Leipzig: Otto Dürr, 1880-1881).
9 William Wright, Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Museum, Acquired since the Year 1838 (London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1870-1872)., vol: 3, pp: 1154a–1160a,
10 David A. Michelson (ed.), BL Add MS 14658 A Digital Catalogue of Syriac Manuscripts in the British Library , entry: The treatise of Aristotle, Περὶ κόσμου πρὸς Ἀλέξανδρον, folio: 107b-121b, ( forthcoming)
11 Anton Baumstark, Lucubrationes Syro-Graecae (Leipzig: B.G. Teubner, 1894).
12 Peter Kingsley, "The Christian Aristotle: theological interpretation and interpolation in medieval versions of On the heavens." Le Muséon vol. 107 (1994).
13 Adam Carter McCollum, "What Does Syriac Masparta Mean? A Look at the Syriac and Arabic Versions of the De Mundo." Le Muséon vol. 123:1-2 (2010)
14 Adam Carter McCollum, "Sergius of Reshaina as Translator: The Case of the De Mundo." in Josef Lössl and J. W Watt (eds.), Interpreting the Bible and Aristotle in late antiquity: the Alexandrian commentary tradition between Rome and Baghdad (London: Routledge, 2016).
15 Wim Raven, "Aristote de Stagire, De Mundo. Tradition syriaque et arabe." in Richard Goulet (ed.), Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Supplément (Paris: Éditions du Centre national de la Recherche scientifique, 2003).
16 Hidemi Takahashi, "Syriac and Arabic Transmission of On the Cosmos." in Johan C. Thom (ed.), Cosmic Order and Divine Power: Pseudo-Aristotle, On the Cosmos. Introduction, Text, Translation and Interpretive Essays, Scripta Antiquitatis Posterioris ad Ethicam Religionemque pertinentia 23 (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2014)
17 Wim Raven, "Aristote de Stagire, De Mundo. Tradition syriaque et arabe." in Richard Goulet (ed.), Dictionnaire des philosophes antiques. Supplément (Paris: Éditions du Centre national de la Recherche scientifique, 2003).

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Grigory Kessel et al., “On the Universe (De mundo) — ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ: ܕܡܦܫܩܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܢܐ. ܠܡܝܬܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܪܝܫܥܝܢܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ ” last modified November 9, 2017, http://syriaca.org/work/9723.

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Grigory Kessel et al., “On the Universe (De mundo) — ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ: ܕܡܦܫܩܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܢܐ. ܠܡܝܬܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܪܝܫܥܝܢܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ .”, edited by Grigory Kessel and Nicolás Bamballi. Vol. 2 of New Handbook of Syriac Literature, edited by Nathan P. Gibson et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2017. Entry published November 9, 2017. http://syriaca.org/work/9723.

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Entry Title: On the Universe (De mundo) — ܐܓܪܬܐ ܕܐܪܝܣܛܘܛܠܝܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ: ܕܡܦܫܩܐ ܡܢ ܝܘܢܝܐ ܠܣܘܪܝܢܐ. ܠܡܝܬܪܐ ܡܪܝ ܣܪܓܝܣ ܩܫܝܫܐ ܕܪܝܫܥܝܢܐ ܡܕܝܢܬܐ

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