The Book of the Bee by Solomon, Bishop of Basra の書評
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The Book of the Bee by Solomon, Bishop of Basra. Edited from Syriac MSS. in the British Museum and the Bodleian Library, Oxford, with an English Translation by Ernest A. Wallis Budge.
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1886. (Anecdota Oxoniensia, Semitic Series, Part I.)
Reviewed by Morris Jastrow, Jr., University of Pennsylvania.
This is a very valuable contribution to our knowledge of the literature of the Nestorians. The work itself is a compilation of Biblical history, legends, and traditions, which was made about the year 1222 by Solomon, bishop of Basra, who flourished during the first half of the thirteenth century. It is divided into two parts, the first containing the history of the world from the creation to the birth of Christ, and the second the history of the Christian Church down to the time of the author.
The editor has given us a carefully prepared text, based upon three manuscripts, one of which is dated 1580, another 1609, and the third 1612. He has also added a translation into English, which is generally accurate and readable. The introduction contains a brief account of the life and works of Solomon, and a discussion of the sources from which he drew his materials. There are also notes on the text and translation, and an index of names and subjects.
The book is well printed and bound, and is a credit to the Clarendon Press. It is a valuable addition to the series of Anecdota Oxoniensia, and will be welcomed by all students of Oriental literature.