Qusta Ibn Luqa

قسطا بن لوقا

Ba'labakki translator of Greek — Ibn al-Nadim ranks him above Hunayn in merit 1

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Qusta ibn Luqa al-Ba'albakki, among the translators; Ibn al-Nadim says he ought to have been placed before Hunayn for his excellence — he brought material from Byzantine lands and translated it, and had works translated for him. 2

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  1. al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim
  2. al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim , p. 409
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