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Completed projects

1. On the continuity of the heritage of ancient hippology in the Arab Early Middle Ages
(DFG project in collaboration with the Institute for Paleoanatomy and the History of Veterinary Medicine, LMU Munich)

2. Syndetic and asyndetic typesetting in Classical Arabic
Completed PhD project by Michael Waltisberg, published in 2009.

3. Prosopography of Christian Ethiopia in the 16th Century
Completed project by Michael Kleiner funded by the Fritz Thyssen Foundation

4. The grammar and use of attribute marking in the history of Aramaic
Completed sub-project by Giulia F. Grassi from the project network “Constancy and Change in Language: Theory and Empiricism”

5. Handbooks for linguistics and communication science - The Semitic Languages
Edited by Stefan Weninger in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck and Janet C. E. Watson.
Published by De Gruyter in 2011.

6. Publication and translation of the Arabic and Ethiopian versions of the Testament of Abraham
DFG Research project by Martin Heide.
Published by Harrassowitz in 2012.

7. Anatolius Arabicus. The Arabic reception of Greek literature on the example of agriculture.
Postdoctoral project by C. Scardino.

8. Syntax of Turoyo (Central-New Aramaic)
Postdoctoral project by Michael Waltisberg.
Published by Harrassowitz in 2016.

9. Publication and translation of the Arabic and Ethiopian texts of Secundus taciturnus
DFG project by Martin Heide.
Published by Harrassowitz in 2014.

10. The Sanskrit, Syriac and Persian Sources in the Comprehensive Book of Rhazes
DFG project by Oliver Kahl.
Published by Brill in 2015.

11. Aramaic: Coincidence of dative and accusative in a Semitic language
Subproject by Giulia F. Grassi in the LOEWE area of specialization: Foundation of linguistic basic categories.

12. The phenomenon of the Apparent Death’ in Arabic medicine: Arabic Edition and English Translation of the book “On the prohibition of the burial of the living” by ʿUbaidallāh Ibn Buḫtīšūʿ.
DFG project by Oliver Kahl.
Published by Brill in 2018.

13. Studies on the information structure of Syriac.
Research project by Michael Waltisberg.

14. ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī’s Health Regimen or ‘Book of the Pearl’ - Arabic Text, English Translation.
DFG project by Oliver Kahl.
Published by Brill in 2020.

15. The Geographical Treatise in the Universal History of Giyorgis  Walda Amīd - Edition, Translation and Commentary
Completed PhD project by Carsten Hoffmann
Published online.

16. Camels in the Biblical World.
Research project by Martin Heide in collaboration with Joris Peters (LMU Munich).
Published by Eisenbrauns in 2021.

17. The evolution of the derivational verbal system in Arabic in its Semitic context
Completed PhD project by Vera Tsukanova

18. ʿAlī ibn Sahl Rabban aṭ-Ṭabarī: The Indian Books. A new edition of the Arabic text and first-time English translation.
DFG project by Oliver Kahl
Published by Brill in 2022.