The History of the Governors of Egypt (Classic Reprint)

Note A l-K indfs Annals of the Kulers of Egypt during the first three centuries of Mohammedan rule, is one of the chief authorties for the history of the Arab conquerors in the land of the Pharaos. For many years the unique manuscript of his work has lain unused in theB ritish Museum and has not been made accessible to scholars. In the winter of 1905 1906, I suggested toD r. Nicholas A. Koenig that he make a careful study of the text upon the basis of photographs which I had procured and that he prepare it for publication. I was able to place at his disposal also my own copies of the same authors History of the Cadis of Egypt (now in the press) and of the Raf al-I sr an gudat Misr of I bn Hajar copied from a ms. in theB ibliotheque Nationale in Paris. The present publication contains the first part of this text, and it is to be followed as soon as practicable by the remaining portions. Dr. Koenig has gathered together whatever quotations from al-K indfs Annals were to be found in the works of later writers, and has in this manner been able to control the readings of his manuscript in various places. The difficulty, however, remains of having to reconstruct a readable text upon the basis of a single manuscript. Dr. Koenig has, with much dilligence and with distinguished success made this reconstruction, and in the introduction has, for the first time, given a complete account of the literary labours of his author. Richard Gottheil Columbia University, New York A pril 1908.
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