Yahya ibn al-Bitriq
يحيى بن البطريق
Yahya ibn al-Bitriq, of al-Ma'mun's embassy to the Byzantine emperor for the stored ancient sciences — with al-Hajjaj ibn Matar and Salm master of the House of Wisdom — one of the translators who carried Greek books into Arabic.
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- Scholar
- Era
- Abbasid Fragmentation
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
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Overview
Yahya ibn al-Bitriq, of al-Ma'mun's mission to the king of the Byzantines to seek the ancient sciences stored in Byzantine lands, together with al-Hajjaj ibn Matar and Salm, head of the House of Wisdom. He was among those who translated Greek books into Arabic 1.
Sources
- Duha al-Islam — Ahmad Amin (Hindawi 2012)
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