Documento fundacional en árabe del monasterio de Santa Catalina en el Monte Sinaí

Abstract

El origen de los establecimientos de grupos de ascetas en el Monte Sinaí todavía no lo conocemos de forma clara y pormenorizada. El documento manuscrito que aquí presentamos pretende contribuir a ello, ya que representa una versión árabe de un antiguo documento que se remonta al siglo VI. La existencia de documentos árabes que recogen narracíones s[milares, así como las evidencias filológicas que se derivan, invitan a pensar que nuestro documento representa la versión de un original griego anterior al siglo VI, donde se relata la historia fundacional y los avatares a los que se vieron sometidos los monjes del Monasterio de santa Catalina, en el Monte Sinaí

The stablishment of groups of asceties on Mount Sinai is still far away from getting a clear and complet knowledge of its origin. The manuscript document which we ofler attempts to contribute to it, as it stands for an Arabic version of an ancient document which goes back to 6th century. As there are some Arabic documents which gather similar accounts, as well as by the philological evídences which arise, it calI to think that our document is the version of a Greek original text which is earlier than 6th century, and where is reported the foundation and the ups and downs in which the monks of the monastery of St. Catharine on Mount Sinai were involved alí along the time.