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Translating Writings of Early Scholars in the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece and Rome

Methodological Aspects with Examples
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Languages: English, German
Published/Copyright: 2016
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Beiträge zur Altertumskunde

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Ancient cultures have left written evidence of a variety of scientific texts. But how can/should they be translated? Is it possible to use modern concepts (and terminology) in their translation and which consequences result from this practice? Scholars of various disciplines discuss the practice of translating ancient scientific texts and present examples of these texts and their translations.

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Annette Imhausen, Universität Frankfurt; Tanja Pommerening, Universität Mainz, Germany.

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"An excellent index [...] The volume itself is exceedingly well presented [...] In summary, Imhausen and Pommerening and the other contributing authors [...] have created a book that deserves to be on the desk of anyone working in the field of translating ancient texts—not merely texts on astronomy/astrology, arithmetic, or medicine."
Jan P. Stronk in: Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2018.03.03

"Die für ein Allgemeinpublikum angelegten Beiträge erweisen sich als ebenso leicht lesbar wie informativ. Der Nichtfachmann wird gut an die Thematiken herangeführt und mit den Problemen vertraut gemacht."
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    Frontmatter

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    Vorwort

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    Contents

    IX
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    Ein Methodenbuch zur Übersetzung von Wissenstexten: Gründe, Ziele, Wege und Ausblick

    1
    Annette Imhausen and Tanja Pommerening
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  • Section I: Ancient Near East
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    Medizinische Texte aus dem Alten Mesopotamien

    17
    Nils P. Heeßel
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    Translating Babylonian Mathematical Problem Texts

    75
    Jim Ritter
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    Translating Babylonian Astronomical Diaries and Procedure Texts

    125
    Mathieu Ossendrijver
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  • Section II: Ancient Egypt
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    Heilkundliche Texte aus dem Alten Ägypten: Vorschläge zur Kommentierung und Übersetzung

    175
    Tanja Pommerening
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    Zum Arbeiten mit hieratischen mathematischen Aufgabentexten

    281
    Annette Imhausen
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    Beispiele für Übersetzung und Kommentierung ägyptischer astronomischer Texte: Sonnenuhr, Sonnenaufgang und Dekansterne

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    Friedhelm Hoffmann
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    Challenges of interpreting Egyptian astronomical texts

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    Sarah Symons
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  • Section III: Ancient Greece and Rome
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    Übersetzung aus einem griechischen medizinischen Werk (Corpus Hippocraticum, De morbo sacro VI–VII, 5)

    405
    Jochen Althoff
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    A case-study in Roman mathematics: The description of the analemma in

    439
    Serafina Cuomo
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    Translating Greek Astronomy: Theon of Smyrna on the Apparent Motions of the Planets

    465
    Alexander Jones
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    Translating Greco-Roman Astrological Texts: The Horoscope of Hadrian by Antigonus of Nicaea

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    Stephan Heilen
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    Appendix

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    Index

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eBook published on:
November 21, 2016
eBook ISBN:
9783110448818
Hardcover published on:
November 21, 2016
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110447040
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Front matter:
10
Main content:
584
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34
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110448818
eBook ISBN: 9783110448818
Hardcover ISBN: 9783110447040
Keywords for this book
Science of translation; premodern scientific texts
Audience(s) for this book
All those interested in Egyptology, Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Classical Philology
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