‘ISA IBN AL-BITRIQ

A Christian physician of Old Cairo and the brother of Sa‘id IBN AL-BITRIQ the physician, patriarch, and historian, who dedicated to him his historical work Nazm al-Jawhar (Cheikho, 1909, p. 488).

‘Isa ibn al-Bitriq was knowledgeable in all branches of medicine, especially medicaments and treatment. He remained in Old Cairo until his death, the year of which is not given by Ibn Abi Usaybi‘ah.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Cheikho, L. “Al-Tawarikh al-Nasraniyyah fi al-‘Arabiyyah.” Al- Mashriq 12 (1909).
• Ibn Abi Usaybiah. ‘Uyun al-Anba’ fi Tabaqat al-Atibba, Vol. 2, p. 57. Cairo, 1882.

PENELOPE JOHNSTONE