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This project explores the intercultural exchanges in 11th century Egypt through an Arabic text that compiles ancient Greek and Semitic wisdom. It aims to reassess the historical and linguistic significance of this work in the context of early Arabic literature.
This proposal addresses the inter-cultural exchanges in Egypt during the 11th century, as embedded in an Arabic compilation of ancient sources on the Greek, Egyptian and Semitic sages (prophets, heroes, philosophers and famous physicians).
Written by Ibn Fatik and misleadingly entitled Choicest Maxims and Best Sayings, the work was read as early as the middle of the 13th century in Spain, and thereafter translated into the main European languages.
The circulation of the text on both the Eastern…
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