Qusta Ibn Luqa
قسطا بن لوقا
Ba'labakki translator of Greek — Ibn al-Nadim ranks him above Hunayn in merit 1
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Qusta ibn Luqa al-Ba'labakki, a translator. Ibn al-Nadim reports that he ought to have been preferred over Hunayn for his merit, and that he brought something from the land of the Romans, which he translated and which was translated for him 2.
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- al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim
- al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim, p.340
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