Documento fundacional en árabe del monasterio de santa Catalina en el Monte Sinaí.

Abstract

The stablishment of groups of asceties on Mount Sinai is still far away from getting a clear and complet knowledge of its origin. The manuscript document which we ofler attempts to contribute to it, as it stands for an Arabic version of an ancient document which goes back to 6th century. As there are some Arabic documents which gather similar accounts, as well as by the philological evídences which arise, it calI to think that our document is the version of a Greek original text which is earlier than 6th century, and where is reported the foundation and the ups and downs in which the monks of the monastery of St. Catharine on Mount Sinai were involved alí along the time.