This identification certainly seems likely to be correct.
But one is bound to ask: in what circumstances was this book found and acquired, and was it legally removed from Iraq?
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On Aug 6 2009, Vrolijk, A.J.M. wrote:
>Dear Mastaneh,
>
>If this Bible is really in Syriac it could be the edition by Paulus
>Bedjan, printed by Maisonneuve in Paris, 1886-1887. There is a Wikipedia
>article on Bedjan.
>
>With best regards,
>
>Arnoud Vrolijk
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Middle Eastern and Islamic Library Collections and Bibliography
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mastan Ebtehaj
>Sent: donderdag 6 augustus 2009 13:31
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: printed Bible in Arabic and Latin
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>Dear Colleagues,
>
>I have received the following enquiry from Chris Lehman, copied in this
>message, could anyone help please:
>
>"I have acquired a bible while I was in Iraq that was printed in 1887.
>I am having trouble reading the text as it is written in Arabic. The
>approval from the church was in Latin and it was the Breviarian
>Chaldaicum. I am searching for the books history and how or where they
>were originally used in the middle east. I do not normally collect
>books but a Christian book from 1887 found in Iraq [south of Baghdad] in
>2008 is rare and interesting to me. I would like your assistance on
>this matter since I have expended all of the resources that I know of. "
>
>FYI,
>
>Chris Lehman has consulted the following with no result:
>
>1-the Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky
>
>2-Bellarmine University in Louisville Kentucky
>
>3-relevant databases
>
>
>
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