afthimi al-misri. Afthimi was a monk at the monastery of Saint Catherine on Mount Sinai, who on 10 January 1242 completed his copy of a Byzantine horologion in Arabic (Sinai Arabic 180, 137 fols.). He was a Melchite from Cairo, as is indicated by his nisbah (place of origin).
Afthimi Al-Misri
By Khalil Samir
Ask about this article- Topics
- Monasteries of Southern Egypt and the Red SeaCoptic Manuscripts and CodicologyHistorical Cities and Geography
- Author
- Khalil Samir
- Printed pages
- 65b
- Original
- Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia
Bibliography
Atiya, A. S., and J. N. Youssef. Catalogue Raisonné of the Mount Sinai Arabic Manuscripts (in Arabic), pp. 290-95, 358. Alexandria, 1970. KHALIL SAMIR, S. J.