A look at the lapses and errors in Hakim Maysari’s Dāneshnāme (compendium)

Hakim Maysari’s  Dāneshnāmeh is the oldest versified medical collection in Persian. It was edited by Barat Zanjani in 1366 S./ 1987 and published in the Tehran University publications series and reprinted several times. Aside from its benefits, unfortunately this edition suffers from many imperfections.The present article attempts to closely compare the printed text with the very manuscript used by the editor [Zanjani] and reveal some of the critical inaccuracies of his correction including faulty recordings, misreading of the manuscript, typos, and the editor’s unwarranted interferences (disregarding the principle of faithfulness). The findings of this research indicate that, because of the numerous problems finding their way into the printed text of the Daneshnāmeh, a new correction of the book is called for.