Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
The Syriac Galen palimpsest.
![GALEN, [Κλαύδιος Γαληνός; Galen of Pergamon] (129 – 216)](/media/portraits/21)
Ras al-Ayn, Syria, c. 850.
This ninth century palimpsest codex contains as its undertext a text of Galen's On Simple Drugs in the Syriac translation by Sergius of Reshaina. It has not yet been formally published. For further information see the entry in HistoryofInformation.com at this link.
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #6900 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/9064 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | the-syriac-galen-palimpsest1 |