Publication Details:

Medieval and Early Modern Armenian Studies is a biannual (two issues per year), peer-reviewed academic journal published in English, French, German, and Italian by the ''Matenadaran'' Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts. It encourages interdisciplinary research on medieval and early modern history and culture, with a particular emphasis on Armenian Studies.

Journal or Publication Title:

Matenadaran: Medieval and Early Modern Armenian Studies (MEMAS)

Date of publication:

2024

Volume:

1

Number:

1

ISSN:

e-3041-5063

Additional Information:

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Title:

The Armenian Text of Philo’s De Abrahamo 1‑16

Creator:

Nikolsky, Boris

Contributor(s):

Editor-in-Chief Aram Topchyan ; Managing Editor Ani Shahnazaryan

Subject:

Philology

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Philo of Alexandria ; translation ; Armenian literature ; manuscript tradition ; textual criticism ; reconstruction of the original ; Hellenising School

Coverage:

107-119

Abstract:

This article discusses textual problems of the Armenian translation of Philo’s De Abrahamo (§1–6). The prevailing opinion that ms. V1040 is the codex optimus is questioned. A preliminary study of errors in the Armenian manuscript tradition allows to determine the place of V1040 among other witnesses and show that the correct Armenian text can be reconstructed only through a careful examination of all manuscript readings. The studied material also confirms Hans Lewy’s view that all known manuscripts of the Armenian translation of De Abrahamo go back to one archetype, which had already suffered considerable textual corruption.

Publisher:

Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts

Type:

Article

Format:

pdf

Language:

ge ; en ; it ; fr