Haly Abenragel
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Abû l-Hasan 'Alî ibn Abî l-Rijâl (commonly known as Haly, Hali
, Albohazen Haly filii Abenragel or Haly Abenragel, from ibn Rijal) was an Arab
astrologer
of the late 10th and early 11th century, best known for his Kitāb al-bāri' fi ahkām an-nujūm. He was a court astrologer to the Tunisia
n prince al-Mu'izz ibn Bâdis in the first half of the 11th century. Haly died after 1037 in Kairouan
in what is now Tunisia.
His Kitāb al-bāri' fi akhām an-nujūm was translated by Yehudā ben Moshe
into Old Castilian
for Alfonso X of Castile
in 1254 under the title El libro conplido en los iudizios de las estrellas ("The complete book on the judgment of the star
s"). The only surviving manuscript
of the Old Castilian translation is MS 3605 at the National Library in Madrid
, which however only contains 5 of the 8 books of the complete Old Castilian translation.
In 1485 at Venice
a complete copy of the Old Castilian manuscript was translated into Latin
and published by Erhard Ratdolt
as Praeclarissimus liber completus in judiciis astrorum ("The very famous complete book on the judgment of the stars"). This printing (and later Latin versions) is commonly known as De iudiciis astrorum (or De judiciis astrorum).
Hali
Hali may refer to:*Hali I of the Maldives, the Sultan of Maldives from 1266 to 1268*Hali II of the Maldives, the Sultan of Maldives from 1278 to 1288*a medieval Latinisation of Arabic Ali...
, Albohazen Haly filii Abenragel or Haly Abenragel, from ibn Rijal) was an Arab
Arab
Arab people, also known as Arabs , are a panethnicity primarily living in the Arab world, which is located in Western Asia and North Africa. They are identified as such on one or more of genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grounds, with tribal affiliations, and intra-tribal relationships playing...
astrologer
Astrologer
An astrologer practices one or more forms of astrology. Typically an astrologer draws a horoscope for the time of an event, such as a person's birth, and interprets celestial points and their placements at the time of the event to better understand someone, determine the auspiciousness of an...
of the late 10th and early 11th century, best known for his Kitāb al-bāri' fi ahkām an-nujūm. He was a court astrologer to the Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
n prince al-Mu'izz ibn Bâdis in the first half of the 11th century. Haly died after 1037 in Kairouan
Kairouan
Kairouan , also known as Kirwan or al-Qayrawan , is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate in Tunisia. Referred to as the Islamic Cultural Capital, it is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The city was founded by the Arabs around 670...
in what is now Tunisia.
His Kitāb al-bāri' fi akhām an-nujūm was translated by Yehudā ben Moshe
Yehuda ben Moshe
Yehuda ben Moshe ha-Kohen lived during the 13th century and became the personal physician of King Alfonso X of CastileHe also excelled as an astronomer and was a prominent translator and writer at the Toledo School of Translators where he translated important scientific works from Arabic and Hebrew...
into Old Castilian
History of the Spanish language
The language known today as Spanish is derived from a dialect of spoken Latin that developed in the north-central part of the Iberian Peninsula in what is now northern Spain. Over the past 1,000 years, the language expanded south to the Mediterranean Sea, and was later transferred to the Spanish...
for Alfonso X of Castile
Alfonso X of Castile
Alfonso X was a Castilian monarch who ruled as the King of Castile, León and Galicia from 1252 until his death...
in 1254 under the title El libro conplido en los iudizios de las estrellas ("The complete book on the judgment of the star
Star
A star is a massive, luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity. At the end of its lifetime, a star can also contain a proportion of degenerate matter. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth...
s"). The only surviving manuscript
Manuscript
A manuscript or handwrite is written information that has been manually created by someone or some people, such as a hand-written letter, as opposed to being printed or reproduced some other way...
of the Old Castilian translation is MS 3605 at the National Library in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, which however only contains 5 of the 8 books of the complete Old Castilian translation.
In 1485 at Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
a complete copy of the Old Castilian manuscript was translated into Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
and published by Erhard Ratdolt
Erhard Ratdolt
Erhard Ratdolt was an early German printer. From Augsburg, he was active printing in Venice, where he worked from 1476 to 1486.There he produced a Kalendario for Regiomontanus, and editions of the Historia Romana of Appianus , and Euclid's Elements , solving the problem of reproducing...
as Praeclarissimus liber completus in judiciis astrorum ("The very famous complete book on the judgment of the stars"). This printing (and later Latin versions) is commonly known as De iudiciis astrorum (or De judiciis astrorum).
See also
- List of Arab scientists and scholars
- Alchabitius
- Biruni
- Judicial astrologyJudicial astrologyJudicial astrology is the art of forecasting future events by calculation of the planetary and stellar bodies and their relationship to the Earth...