ʻElat kul ʻellān

Arranged in 9 memrē, each memrā is divided into chapters.

HMML ID
766742647840
PURL
https://w3id.org/haf/work/766742647840
LC access point
ʻElat kul ʻellān
HMML native script
ܥܠܬ ܟܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܢ

Variants

  • Cause of all causes
  • Ktābā d-ʻal ídaʻtā da-šrārā
  • Ktābā d-ʻeltā d-kul ʻellān
  • Ktābā gawānāyā l-kul ʻammín da-tḥét Šmayā
  • Universal book for all the nations under Heaven

Work information

Title
ʻElat kul ʻellān
Original languages

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Versions

Expression
ʻElat kul ʻellān. Arabic
Language
Arabic
Title
Sabab kull al-asbāb
HMML native script
سبب كل الأسباب
Translator
Incipit
ܐܝܗܐ ܐܠܘܐܔܒ ܐܠܘܔܘܕ ܐܠܐܙܠܝ ܐܠܡܘܔܘܕ ܡܢ ܐܠܐܒܕ ܒܠܐ ܐܒܬܕܐ
Expression
ʻElat kul ʻellān. Syriac
Language
Syriac
Title
ʻElat kul ʻellān
HMML native script
ܥܠܬ ܟܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܢ
Incipit
ܐܝܬܝܐ ܡܬܘܡܝܐ ܗܘ ܕܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ ܡܢ ܥܠܡ ܕܠܐ ܫܘܪ
Alternate incipits
ܡܐܡܪܐ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܕܐܝܬ ܒܗ ܡܦ̈ܐܠܐ ܥܣܪܐ

General notes

Description
W.-Syr. encyclopedic work in nine books, dealing with theology, philosophy, anthropology, and natural sciences; "author says he had been bp. of Edessa for 30 years, was then banned, and later recalled"; scholars have speculated that the author might be Yaʻqub of Edessa, or the the 11th-cent. bp. Athanasios
Citations
Alessandro Mengozzi, "Cause of Causes," Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage, electronic ed., accessed June 1, 2022, https://gedsh.bethmardutho.org/Cause-of-Causes.
Description
ܟܬܒܐ ܕܥܠܬܐ ܕܟܠ ܥ̈ܠܠܢ = Ktābā d-ʻeltā d-kul ʻellān
Citations
CCM 00339, Hill Museum & Manuscript Library, accessed June 1, 2022, https://w3id.org/vhmml/readingRoom/view/130032.

Preferred citation

"ʻElat kul ʻellān." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified April 25, 2024. https://w3id.org/haf/work/766742647840

Change notes

Date added
2021-06-30
Last edited
2024-04-25

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