Studies in Arabic Literary Papyri, 3 Vols.Vols
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STUDIESSTUDIES IINN ARABIARABICC LITERARYLITERARY PAPYRIPAPYRI bbyy KarimKarim SamjiSamji A thesithesiss submittedsubmitted toto thethe facultyfaculty ofof ThThee UniversityUniversity ooff UtahUtah in partiapartiall fulfillmentfulfillment ooff ththee requirementrequirementss forfor ththee degredegreee ofof MasteMasterr ofof ArtsArts DepartmentDepartment ooff HistoryHistory ThThee UniversitUniversityy ooff UtahUtah AugusAugustt 20082008 CopyrightCopyright © KariKarimm SamjiSamji 20082008 AlAlll RightRightss ReservedReserved THE UNIVERSI TY OF UTAH GRADUATE SCHOOL SUPERVISORY COMMITTEE APPROVAL of a thesis submitted by Karim Samji This thesis has been read by each member of the following supervisory committee and by majority vote has been found to be satisfactory. l� Chair. Edwird 1. Davies, II THE UNIVERSITY OF UTAH GRADUATE SCHOOL FINAL READING APPROVAL To the Graduate Council of the University of Utah: I have read the thesis of KarimSamji in its final form and have found that (1) its format, citations, and bibliographic style are consistent and acceptable; (2) its illustrative materials including figures, tables, and charts are in place; and (3) the final manuscript is satisfactory to the supervisory committee and is ready for submission toThe GraduateSchool. s��¥ Date peter Chair: Supervisory Committee Approved for the Major Department Eric Hinderaker Chair/Dean Approved for the GraduateCouncil DavidS. Chapman Dean ofThe GraduateSchool ABSTRACABSTRACTT ThThee thesisthesis addresseaddressess ththee historiographicahistoriographicall anandd methodologicamethodologicall impasseimpasse iinn ArabicArabic manuscripmanuscriptt researchresearch.. ThThee firsfirstt parpartt ooff ththee thesisthesis examinesexamines ththee authenticityauthenticity debatdebatee inin historicahistoricall circlescircles betweebetweenn ththee descriptivistdescriptivist anandd revisionisrevisionistt schoolsschools,, followedfollowed bbyy anan analysisanalysis ofof ththee methodologicamethodologicall problemproblemss facefacedd iinn ththee criticismcriticism ooff prophetipropheticc logialogia (nadfth).{hadith). IInn lighlightt ofof thesthesee considerations,considerations, ththee codicologicacodicologicall approachapproach isis advanceadvancedd aass anan alternatealternate conceptualconceptual schema.schema. Subsequently,Subsequently, a cascasee studystudy ofof MMss Or.P44Or.P4433 iiss provideprovidedd toto demonstratedemonstrate ththee efficacyefficacy ofof ththee proposeproposedd method.method. ThThee seconsecondd parpartt ofof ththee thesithesiss provideprovidess thethe editionseditions,, translationstranslations,, commentaries,commentaries, andand significancesignificance ofof sixsix ArabiArabicc literarliteraryy papyrpapyrii frofromm ththee AziAzizz SS.. AtiyAtiyaa PapyrPapyrii andand PaperPaper CollectionCollection atat thethe UniversitUniversityy ofof UtahUtah.. TheThe sisixx ArabiArabicc literarliteraryy papyrpapyrii comprisecomprise materialsmaterials from botbothh hadithnadfth andand IslamicIslamic moramorall lalaww (fiqh).ifiqh). ThThee papyrpapyrii includincludee MMss Or.P173Or.PI73,, P205,P205, P365,P365, P443,P443, P518P5I8,, andand P521P521.. ThesThesee specificspecific papyrpapyrii addresaddresss a varietvarietyy ooff issuesissues relatinrelatingg toto ththee developmendevelopmentt ofof nadfthhadith andfiqh.sndfiqh. ThThee publicatiopublicationn ooff thesthesee papyrpapyrii wilwilll provprovee ttoo bbee a substantialsubstantial contributiocontributionn toto ththee understandinunderstandingg ofof ththee evolutioevolutionn ofof thesthesee traditions.traditions. No-onNo-onee iiss ablablee ttoo attainattain ththee truthtruth adequately,, while,, oonn ththee otheotherr hand,, wwee ddoo nonott collectivelcollectivelyy fail,, butbut everyoneveryonee saysayss somethinsomethingg trutruee aboutabout ththee naturnaturee ofof things,, anandd whilwhilee individuallindividuallyy wwee contributcontributee littllittlee oror nothinnothingg ttoo ththee truthtruth,, bbyy ththee uniounionn ooff alalll a considerablconsiderablee amounamountt iiss amassedamassed.. .... WWee mustmust firsftrstt consideconsiderr whawhatt iiss saisaidd bbyy others, soso thatthat,, ifthereif there isis anythinanythingg whicwhichh thetheyy saysay wrongly,, wwee maymay nonott bbee liablliablee ttoo ththee samsamee objections,, while, iiff thertheree iiss ananyy opinioopinionn commoncommon ttoo thethemm andand usus,, wwee shalshalll havhave nono privatprivatee grievancgrievancee againsagainstt ourselveourselvess oonn thathatt account,account, forfor ononee musmustt bbee contencontentt ttoo statstatee somsomee pointpointss bettebetterr thanthan one'sone's predecessorpredecessorss anandd otherotherss nnoo worse.worse. AristotlAristotlee TABLTABLEE OOFF CONTENTSCONTENTS ABSTRACABSTRACTT ................................................ ............................. .......................................... iivv LISLISTT OOFF FIGUREFIGURESS .......................... ................. ...... .......... ........... ................... ... ......... ... ... iixx SYMBOLSyMBOLSS ............................................................................................ .. ............................ x* ACKNOWLEDGMENTACKNOWLEDGMENTSS ................................................................................................. xixi INTRODUCTIOINTRODUCTIONN .................................................... .. .................... .................................... 1 HistoriographicaHistoriographicall ProblemProblem:: ThThee AuthenticitAuthenticityy DebatDebatee .......... ..................... .. .... 11 MethodologicaMethodologicall Problem:: HadithEadlth CriticisCriticismm ....... ...... .......... ... ......... .... ............... 4 AlternatAlternatee ConceptuaConceptuall SchemaSchema:: ThThee CodicologicaCodico1ogicall MethoMethodd .. ......... ... ... .......... .. 7 CodicologicaCodicologicall StudStudyy oofMsf Ms Or.P443:: HadithEadzth anandd HistorHistoryy ...................... .. ........ 8 ThThee ScopScopee ooff ththee PresenPresentt StudStudyy ....... ... ..... ........ .. ....... ..... .... ..... .......... ... ...... ... .. 1414 DOCUMENDOCUMENTT 1: MMSS OR.P17OR.P1733 ...... .. ...... .. ......................... .... .. .............. ... .... .................. ... 1717 IdentificatioIdentificationn .. .... ... .. .... .. ..... .. ..... .. .. ....... ... ................. .... .................... .... ........... 1717 PhysicaPhysicall DescriptioDescriptionn .. ... ........................................... .... ... .............. .................. 1717 ScriptScript ................ ............................................. ... .. ....... ............. .................. ..... .. 1818 TeTextxt:: RectoRecto .. .... .... .... ................. .. ................ .. .......... .......... .... .......... .. .. ........ ..... 1919 Text:Text: VersoVerso .......................................................... .. ..... .... .............. ... ... ............. 2020 Translation:Translation: RectoRecto ... ................ ... ... ......... ............................ ............................. 2020 Translation:: VersoVerso ................................................................ .. ......................... 2121 CommentsComments ......................................................................... ......... ..................... 2121 DOCUMENTDOCUMENT 2:2: MSMS OR.P205OR.P205 ......................................................................................... 3232 IdentificationIdentification ...................... ....... .. ...................... ... .. ......... .......................... ..... 3232 PhysicalPhysical DescriptionDescription .. ... ............. ... .................... ..... ............................. .. .......... 3333 ScriptScript .................................................................................... ..: .. ... ......... .......... 3333 Text:Text: RectoRecto .............................. ........ .......... ............. .... :... ........................ ......... 3535 Text:Text: VersoVerso ................ .......... ........ .......................... .......................................... 3535 Translation:Translation: RectoRecto .. ........ ........ .. ... ............................. ........... .................. ......... 3636 TranslationTranslation: VersoVerso .. .. .... ....................... ...................................... .. ... ................. 3636 CommentsComments ........................................ .................... ..... ..... ................................. 3939 DOCUMENTDOCUMENT 3:3: MSMS OR.P365OR.P365 ... ................. ........... .... .. .............. .. .................................... 4545 IdentificatioIdentificationn .................................................... ............................................ ... 4455 PhysicaPhysicall DescriptioDescriptionn .............................................................................. ......... 4455 ScripScriptt ....................... ............ .......... .... ........... ...................... .... ......................... 4466 TextText:: RectRectoo RighRightt SidSidee .......... .. ..... .................. ..................................... ............ 4488 TextText:: RectRectoo LefLeftt SidSidee ........ ..................... .. .............. .. .... ................. .. ................ 4488 TextText:: VersVersoo RighRightt SidSidee ..... ..... ..... .. ........................ ...