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Learning Middle Armenian at the Court of Meḥmed II

Samet Budak and Michael Pifer · 2024

Catalogue summary

Mehmed II's court produced a six-language grammar and a separate Armenian alphabet primer, while Middle Armenian physicians and manuscripts participated in palace knowledge networks.

Why this matters

The evidence revises Ottoman intellectual history by showing Armenian vernacular study embedded in courtly education after Constantinople's conquest.

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Published in
Al-ʿUsur al-Wusta
Year
2024
Language
English
DOI
10.52214/uw.v32i.11961

Citation

Samet Budak and Michael Pifer 2024. Learning Middle Armenian at the Court of Meḥmed II. Al-ʿUsur al-Wusta. https://doi.org/10.52214/uw.v32i.11961

Topics

Armenian historyLanguage, literature, and translation

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