Codici Sciclitani

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The Codici Sciclitani are two manuscripts presumably from the 17th century, which were transcribed on March 15, 1653 by the priest and notary Giuseppe Di Lorenzo in Castello Triquestre in Scicli , Sicily . The authenticity is disputed.

The two originals from 1091, including a third document from 1404, are an introduction to the Sicilian dialect . The third, most recent document appears to be forged because it used a quality paper that did not exist in the 15th century. Investigations showed that the paper used must have been made around 1515. The age of the ink used indicates an even younger date. A forgery in the 19th century or later is excluded.

In 1878 the Codici Sciclitani were found in the archives of the Brotherhood of Santa Maria La Nova in Scicli , Province of Ragusa , together with Di Lorenzo's 108-page notes, deciphered by Guglielmo Pinsero and checked by Corrado Avolio . Avolio also coined the name Codici Sciclitani . In 1882 a report appeared about it, which named the originals as the oldest known documents in the Sicilian language. At this point in time, their authenticity was not in doubt. Other scientists such as the German glottologist Wilhelm Kupsch also attested to the state of research at the time. It was only with the publication of Di Lorenzo's original transcription by Melchiorre Trigilia (* 1941) in 1990 that the controversial discourse began.

The question of whether the forgery makes sense has not yet been answered either. Why did you forge the copy and not the original? After all, the forgery took place at a time when no one knew of age determination using today's techniques such as radiometric dating , comparative microscopy or spectrographic examination.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Salvatore Rizza: Storia di Scicli Antica . Self-published 2016, ISBN 978-8893-32635-3
  2. ↑ a b Melchiorre Trigilia: La Madonna dei Milici di Scicli . Trigilia Cultura 1990
  3. ^ Wilhelm Kupsch: Form theory of the old and new Sicilian dialects . Rost-Verlag, Bonn 1913.