Bar Bahlul

Bar Bahlul (Syriac: ܐܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܒܗܠܘܠ, ʼīšoʻ Bár Bahlul; Arabic: الحسن بن بهلول, al-Ḥasan ˈIbn Bahlūl) was a 10th-century Christian bishop and Syriac linguist.[1]

Biography

Not much is known of Bar Bahlul's life. His name has appeared in the list of bishop who supported Abdisho I ascendency to the patriarchy of the Church of the East in 963 A.D.

Works

Bar Bahlul is mainly known for his comprehensive Syriac-Arabic dictionary. He has also a number of other books that were lost on the biographies of Western and Eastern Syrian bishops and on the interpretation of dreams.[2]

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References

  1. Barsoum, Ignatius Aphram I.; Moosa, Matti (2003). The Scattered Pearls : a History of Syriac Literature and Sciences. Gorgias Press. p. 26. ISBN 9781931956048.
  2. Lamoreaux, John C. (2002). The Early Muslim Tradition of Dream Interpretation. SUNY Press. p. 165. ISBN 9780791453742. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
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