The Arabic Version of Galen's On the Affected Parts : Edition and Study. (360G-Wellcome-087379_Z_08_Z)

The key goal is to establish a formal collaboration in the area of editing Arabic versions of Greek medical text between the Classics departments of the universities of Cairo and Warwick, both of which have a track record in this area. We specifically request funding enabling colleagues to visit the partner institution. Moreover, our joint project requires one PDRA, based at Cairo University, who will edit and study the Arabic version of Galen s On the Affected Parts. The Arabic version compris es some 90,000 words, and therefore constitutes a manageable amount of text to edit and study within the allotted time frame of 36 months. The edition will be based on a manuscripts selected according to the methods of textual criticism. The critical apparatus to be produced will record the major and significant variant readings, and indicate where they shed new light on the Greek text. The Arabic version, thus critically edited, will be entered into Arboreal, a database allowing researchers e asily to access and analyse texts in various versions and languages. The project will work mainly in Unicode and XML. A study will conclude the project and contribute significantly to questions of detail regarding medical history and Graeco-Arabic translation technique.