[Ḥajjāj trans. of Euclid's Elements]

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[Ḥajjāj trans. of Euclid's Elements]

Title (translit)	[Ḥajjāj trans. of Euclid's Elements]
Author	Al-Ḥajjāj ibn Yūsuf ibn Maṭar
Language	Arabic
Subject	Geometry: General
Text type	Translation
Translation of	Elements
Notes	(From MAMS2): He translated Euclid's Elements in two versions, one for Hārūn al-Rashīd and one for al-Ma'mūn.
ismi_id	318358

Manuscript Witnesses

2 witnesses:

[Ḥajjāj trans. of Euclid's Elements]_Leiden_Leiden University_Oriental_399

[Ḥajjāj trans. of Euclid's Elements]_St. Petersburg_Institute of Oriental Studies (St. Petersburg)_Arabic Manuscripts_2145

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