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Ignazio Guidi
Italian scholar (1844–1935) who edited Syriac forms of the Sleepers story and translated one into Italian.
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Ignazio Guidi (1844–1935) was an Italian scholar of Oriental languages and texts. In the 1880s he edited SyriacSyriacA literary form of Aramaic, with an extensive Christian heritage and earlier non-Christian attestations.Glossary · Click to read the explanation forms of the Sleepers of Ephesus story and translated one into Italian. His work helps compare differences between versions, including the youths' number and the duration of their sleep. The modern publication date belongs to the scholarly edition; the narrative and the copies he studied are older. [1] [2]
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- The page or portions specified in the reference statement were read; this does not claim a reading of the entire book or manuscript. Complete short biographical Encyclopaedia Iranica entry read: birth/death 1844–1935, Italian scholar, Syriac editions. Return to the text ↑
- The page or portions specified in the reference statement were read; this does not claim a reading of the entire book or manuscript. Guidi, 1885 offprint title/imprint and printed pages 16–18 and 29–32 actually read during study research; neither complete book nor Syriac manuscript directly read. Return to the text ↑
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IL Archive, «Ignazio Guidi», Edition 3, https://ilarchive.com/en/people/ignazio-guidi