Corpus Toletanum (Latin translations of Islamic texts)

E651388

Christian Latin literature collection of Latin translations medieval translation corpus

Corpus Toletanum is a 12th-century collection of Latin translations of key Islamic texts, including the Qur’an, produced in Toledo under Christian patronage to facilitate theological study and polemics.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Corpus Toletanum	1
Corpus Toletanum (Latin translations of Islamic texts) canonical	1
Robert of Ketton’s Latin translation of the Qur’an	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7260033 — 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: Corpus Toletanum (Latin translations of Islamic texts)
Context triple: [Peter the Venerable, commissionedWork, Corpus Toletanum (Latin translations of Islamic texts)]

A. Codex Nuttall
Codex Nuttall is a pre-Columbian Mixtec pictographic manuscript that records the genealogy, history, and religious narratives of Mixtec rulers and communities in what is now southern Mexico.
B. Codex Borbonicus
Codex Borbonicus is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pictorial manuscript, likely created by Aztec priests, that records ritual calendars, ceremonies, and cosmological beliefs.
C. Codex Aubin
Codex Aubin is a 16th-century Nahua pictorial manuscript that chronicles the history, migrations, and dynastic events of the Mexica (Aztecs) from their origins through the early colonial period.
D. Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
E. Codex Trivulzianus
Codex Trivulzianus is a manuscript notebook by Leonardo da Vinci containing his studies in language, engineering, and various scientific and artistic subjects.
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: Corpus Toletanum (Latin translations of Islamic texts)
Target entity description: Corpus Toletanum is a 12th-century collection of Latin translations of key Islamic texts, including the Qur’an, produced in Toledo under Christian patronage to facilitate theological study and polemics.

A. Codex Nuttall
Codex Nuttall is a pre-Columbian Mixtec pictographic manuscript that records the genealogy, history, and religious narratives of Mixtec rulers and communities in what is now southern Mexico.
B. Codex Borbonicus
Codex Borbonicus is a pre-Columbian Mesoamerican pictorial manuscript, likely created by Aztec priests, that records ritual calendars, ceremonies, and cosmological beliefs.
C. Codex Aubin
Codex Aubin is a 16th-century Nahua pictorial manuscript that chronicles the history, migrations, and dynastic events of the Mexica (Aztecs) from their origins through the early colonial period.
D. Codex Boturini
Codex Boturini is a pre-Hispanic Aztec pictorial manuscript that chronicles the Mexica migration and the legendary origins of Tenochtitlan.
E. Codex Trivulzianus
Codex Trivulzianus is a manuscript notebook by Leonardo da Vinci containing his studies in language, engineering, and various scientific and artistic subjects.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian Latin literature ⓘ collection of Latin translations ⓘ medieval translation corpus ⓘ
associatedWith	Toledo School of Translators ⓘ
genre	religious polemical literature ⓘ translation literature ⓘ
hasPart	Latin translation of the Qur’an ⓘ Latin translations of Islamic philosophical texts ⓘ Latin translations of Islamic scientific texts ⓘ Latin translations of Islamic theological texts ⓘ
historicalContext	Reconquista ⓘ medieval Iberia ⓘ
impact	contributed to Christian anti-Islamic polemics ⓘ facilitated transmission of Islamic thought to Latin Europe ⓘ shaped medieval Latin perceptions of Islam ⓘ
intendedAudience	Christian polemicists ⓘ Latin Christian theologians ⓘ scholars of comparative religion ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
medium	manuscript ⓘ
name	Corpus Toletanum ⓘ linked to: Corpus Toletanum (Latin translations of Islamic texts)
originalLanguageOfSources	Arabic ⓘ
patronage	Christian authorities in Toledo ⓘ Latin Christian Church ⓘ
placeOfProduction	Kingdom of Castile ⓘ linked to: Castile Toledo ⓘ
purpose	Christian polemics against Islam ⓘ intellectual engagement with Islamic thought ⓘ theological study of Islam by Christians ⓘ
region	Iberian Peninsula ⓘ
religiousAffiliationOfPatrons	Christianity ⓘ
religiousContext	Christian theology ⓘ Christian–Muslim relations ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ
scholarlyUse	study of medieval Christian–Islamic intellectual encounters ⓘ study of medieval Qur’an reception in the West ⓘ
script	Latin script ⓘ
sourceTradition	Arabic literature ⓘ Islamic scholarship ⓘ
startTime	12th century ⓘ
subject	Islam ⓘ Islamic law ⓘ Islamic philosophy ⓘ Islamic theology ⓘ Qur’an ⓘ linked to: Quran
timePeriod	12th century ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Peter the Venerable → commissionedWork → Corpus Toletanum (Latin translations of Islamic texts) ⓘ

Pierre Maurice de Montboissier → patronOf → Robert of Ketton’s Latin translation of the Qur’an ⓘ

linked to: Corpus Toletanum (Latin translations of Islamic texts)

Corpus Toletanum → name → Corpus Toletanum ⓘ

subject linked to: Corpus Toletanum (Latin translations of Islamic texts)