al-‘Umda fi Sina‘at al-Jiraha
E1033795
al-‘Umda fi Sina‘at al-Jiraha is a seminal medieval Arabic treatise on surgery and surgical techniques authored by the physician Ibn al-Quff.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| al-‘Umda fi Sina‘at al-Jiraha canonical | 2 |
| Kitab al-‘Umda fi Sina‘at al-Jiraha | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13298682 — 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: al-‘Umda fi Sina‘at al-Jiraha Context triple: [Ibn al-Quff, notableWork, al-‘Umda fi Sina‘at al-Jiraha]
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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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B.
Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Bibliotheca Chirurgica
Bibliotheca Chirurgica is a comprehensive 18th-century bibliographical work on surgical literature compiled by the Swiss polymath and physician Albrecht von Haller.
- 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: al-‘Umda fi Sina‘at al-Jiraha Target entity description: al-‘Umda fi Sina‘at al-Jiraha is a seminal medieval Arabic treatise on surgery and surgical techniques authored by the physician Ibn al-Quff.
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A.
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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B.
Kitab al-Hawi fi al-tibb
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Bibliotheca Chirurgica
Bibliotheca Chirurgica is a comprehensive 18th-century bibliographical work on surgical literature compiled by the Swiss polymath and physician Albrecht von Haller.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medical treatise
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medieval Arabic text ⓘ surgical treatise ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ibn al-Quff’s medical corpus
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history of surgery ⓘ |
| author | Ibn al-Quff ⓘ |
| describes |
dislocation treatment
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fracture management ⓘ use of surgical instruments ⓘ wound treatment ⓘ |
| field |
medicine
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surgery ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
anatomical knowledge for surgery
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operative procedures ⓘ surgical techniques ⓘ |
| genre | medical textbook ⓘ |
| includes |
case-based discussions
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therapeutic recommendations ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Galenic medicine
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earlier Islamic medical literature ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| region | Islamic world ⓘ |
| significance | major reference work in medieval Islamic surgery ⓘ |
| timePeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Mainstay in the Art of Surgery ⓘ |
| usedIn | training of medieval surgeons ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: al-‘Umda fi Sina‘at al-Jiraha Description of subject: al-‘Umda fi Sina‘at al-Jiraha is a seminal medieval Arabic treatise on surgery and surgical techniques authored by the physician Ibn al-Quff.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: al-‘Umda fi Sina‘at al-Jiraha
subject linked to:
Amin al-Dawla Abu al-Faraj ibn Ya‘qub ibn Ishaq ibn al-Quff al-Masihi