Moamyn

Moamyn (or Moamin) was the name given in Medieval Europe to a ninth century Arabic falconer, author of an important treatise on falconry, the De Scientia Venandi per Aves.

Identity

The true identity of Moamyn is a mystery which lays unknown. The name by which he was known in the medieval west is most likely the result of a corruption or simplification of the true pronunciation of the Arabic name. Based on this, amongst other reasons, François Viré has suggested that he is in fact Hunayn ibn Ishaq (809-873), physician of the Abbasid Caliphate.[1] Thus, Moamyn would be the deformation of the original Arabic Hunayn.

Kitab al-mutawakkilī

The Kitab al-mutawakkilī is the Arabic version of Moamyn's treatise on falconry, De Scientia Venandi per Aves. It has been described as "very extensive and detailed, unlike the previous treaties in the West".

References

  1. ↑ François Viré, Sur l'identité de Moamin le fauconnier. Comunication à l'Académie des inscriptions et belles lettres, avril-juin 1967, Parigi, 1967, pp. 172-176