Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb
E1025919
Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb is a monumental 10th-century medical encyclopedia by the Persian physician al-Razi, compiling and critically evaluating Greco-Arabic medical knowledge and clinical observations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Al-Hawi fi al-tibb | 1 |
| Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb canonical | 1 |
| al-Ḥāwī fī al-ṭibb | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13131641 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb Context triple: [Al-Hawi, alternativeName, Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb]
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A.
Kitab al-Jadari wa al-Hasbah
Kitab al-Jadari wa al-Hasbah is a pioneering medical treatise by the Persian physician Al-Razi that provides one of the earliest clinical descriptions and differentiations of smallpox and measles.
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B.
Kitāb ṭibb al-ṣibyān
Kitāb ṭibb al-ṣibyān is a medieval Arabic medical treatise devoted to the diseases, care, and treatment of children.
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C.
Kitab al-Adwiya al-Mufrada
Kitab al-Adwiya al-Mufrada is a classical Islamic medical treatise focused on simple drugs and their therapeutic properties within the tradition of Greco-Arabic pharmacology.
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D.
Al-Tasrif
Al-Tasrif is a comprehensive 30-volume medical encyclopedia by the Andalusian physician Al-Zahrawi, renowned for its detailed surgical techniques and lasting influence on both Islamic and European medicine.
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E.
Al-Mansuri fi al-tibb
Al-Mansuri fi al-tibb is a seminal medieval medical compendium by the Persian physician al-Razi, widely studied in both the Islamic world and medieval Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb Target entity description: Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb is a monumental 10th-century medical encyclopedia by the Persian physician al-Razi, compiling and critically evaluating Greco-Arabic medical knowledge and clinical observations.
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A.
Kitab al-Jadari wa al-Hasbah
Kitab al-Jadari wa al-Hasbah is a pioneering medical treatise by the Persian physician Al-Razi that provides one of the earliest clinical descriptions and differentiations of smallpox and measles.
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B.
Kitāb ṭibb al-ṣibyān
Kitāb ṭibb al-ṣibyān is a medieval Arabic medical treatise devoted to the diseases, care, and treatment of children.
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C.
Kitab al-Adwiya al-Mufrada
Kitab al-Adwiya al-Mufrada is a classical Islamic medical treatise focused on simple drugs and their therapeutic properties within the tradition of Greco-Arabic pharmacology.
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D.
Al-Tasrif
Al-Tasrif is a comprehensive 30-volume medical encyclopedia by the Andalusian physician Al-Zahrawi, renowned for its detailed surgical techniques and lasting influence on both Islamic and European medicine.
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E.
Al-Mansuri fi al-tibb
Al-Mansuri fi al-tibb is a seminal medieval medical compendium by the Persian physician al-Razi, widely studied in both the Islamic world and medieval Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
medical encyclopedia ⓘ medical text ⓘ |
| aim |
to compile comprehensive medical knowledge
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to evaluate and improve upon earlier medical authorities ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Liber Continens
ⓘ
al-Hawi ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Hawi
|
| author |
Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi
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linked to:
Al-Razi (Rhazes)
al-Razi ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Razi (Rhazes)
|
| compilationMethod |
collection of excerpts from earlier medical authorities
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integration of al-Razi’s own clinical observations ⓘ |
| compiledBy |
al-Razi
ⓘ
linked to:
Al-Razi (Rhazes)
|
| countryOfOrigin | Persia ⓘ |
| date | 10th century ⓘ |
| discipline |
medicine
ⓘ
pathology ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ |
| feature |
case histories
ⓘ
differential diagnoses ⓘ pharmacological information ⓘ therapeutic recommendations ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
empirical observation
ⓘ
practical clinical experience ⓘ |
| genre | scientific literature ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Islamic Golden Age ⓘ |
| impact |
important source for later Islamic physicians
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influential in the transmission of Greek medicine ⓘ major reference work in medieval Islamic medicine ⓘ |
| includes | critical evaluation of earlier medical sources ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Galen
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Greek medical tradition ⓘ Hippocrates ⓘ Indian medical tradition ⓘ earlier Arabic physicians ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| LatinTitle | Liber Continens ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Greco-Arabic medicine
ⓘ
clinical medicine ⓘ medicine ⓘ |
| methodology |
comparison of multiple medical opinions
ⓘ
inclusion of personal clinical notes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical attitude toward classical authorities
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extensive coverage of diseases and treatments ⓘ |
| region | Islamic world ⓘ |
| structure | multi-volume work ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Comprehensive Book on Medicine ⓘ |
| translatedInto | Latin ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Islamic medical curricula
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medieval European medical education ⓘ |
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Subject: Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb Description of subject: Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb is a monumental 10th-century medical encyclopedia by the Persian physician al-Razi, compiling and critically evaluating Greco-Arabic medical knowledge and clinical observations.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb
linked to: Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb