On the papyrus of Wahb b. Munabbih

Abstract

The recently edited fragments of the Sīra of Wahb b. Munabbih are probably the earliest extant document of sīra -literature. R. G. Khoury painstakingly performed the laborious task of deciphering the extremely difficult text of the papyrus, and has prepared a careful edition of it. There remain, however, some misreadings which may lead to an erroneous understanding of the text. These are corrected in the present paper.