The subject of this article is Eczā-yi Lokmān Ḥekīm, whose period
and author is unknown. This work, which consists of 140 pages, is
registered in the Vatican Library, The Catalog of Turkish Manuscript
Works, number 430. As a matter of fact, it is also possible to find
detailed horoscope and talisman information about the subject in
that medical text. This medical text, which is located in the Vatican
Library, is very important for Turkish language studies in the features
of language and spelling, vocabulary (the terms of medicine, the names
of plants, animals, drug, stone, mine and the information and special
words of talisman, Turkish verbs). In addition, the work also contains
data for different branches of science, like other medical texts.
According to our researches, that Turkish medicine text written
in the Arabic characters is absent both in the book of History of The
Literature of Medical Sciences During in Ottoman Period and also in the
catalog of The Manuscript Books in the Republic of Turkey Ministry of
Culture and Tourism, which contains the most comprehensive resources
regarding medical texts. Therefore, it is considered that the study is of a
quality that would contribute to studies related to Turkish medical texts.
Turkish medical texts horoscope talisman medicinal plants traditional medicine healing prayer
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | June 1, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Issue: 67 |