History of the Tablet History of the Tablet (largely summarised from Needham 1980, Holmyard 1957) The Tablet probably first appeared in the West in editions of the psuedo−Aristotlean Secretum Secretorumwhich was actually a translation of the Kitab Sirr al−Asar, a book of advice to kings which was translatedinto latin by Johannes Hispalensis c. 1140 and by Philip of Tripoli c.1243.Other translations of the Tablet may have been made srcring the same period by Plato of Tivoli and Hugh of Santalla, perhaps from different sources. The date of the Kitab Sirr al−Asar is uncertain, though c.800 has been suggested and it is not clear when the tablet became part of this work. Holmyard was the first to find another early arabic version (Ruska found a 12th centruy recension claiming to have been dictated by Sergius of Nablus) in the Kitab Ustuqus al−Uss al−Thani (Second Book of the Elements of Foundation) attributed to Jabir. Shortly after Ruska found another version appended to the Kitab Sirr al−Khaliqa wa San`at al−Tabi`a (Book of the Secret of Creation and the Art of Nature), which is also known as the Kitab Balaniyus al−Hakim fi’l−`Ilal (book of Balinas the wise on the Causes). It has been The Emerald Tablet of Hermes proposed that this book was written may have been written as early as 650, and was definitely finished by the Caliphate of al−Ma’mun (813−33). Scholars have seen similarities between this book and the Syriac Book of Treasures written by Job of Odessa (9th century) and more interestingly the Greek writings of the bishop Nemesius of Emesa in Syria from the mid fourth century. However though this suggests a possible Syriac source, non of these writings contain the tablet. Balinas is usually identified with Apollonius of Tyna, but there is little evidence to connect him with the Kitab Balabiyus, and even if there was,the story implies that Balinas found the tablet rather than wrote it, and the recent discoveries of the dead sea scrolls and the nag hamamdi texts suggest that hiding texts in caves is not impossible, even if we did not have the pyramids before us. Ruska has suggested an origin further east, and Needham has proposed an origin in China. Holmyard, Davis and Anon all consider that this Tablet may be one of the earliest of all alchemical works we have that survives. It should be remarked that apparantly the Greeks and Egyptians used the termtranslated as `emerald’ for emeralds, green granites, "and perhaps green jasper". In medieval times the emerald table of the Gothic kings of Spain, and the Sacro catino− a dish said to have belonged to the Queen of Sheba, to have been used at the last supper, and to be made of emerald, were made of green glass [Steele and Singer: 488].……文件密码：www.zhiyinshe.com下载地址回复可见：游客，如果您要查看本帖隐藏内容请回复
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摘要：《The Emerald Tablet of Hermes》是古代神秘学家赫尔墨斯所着的一本重要的短篇哲学文献，内容涉及自然哲学、炼金术和神秘主义等领域。本文将从四个方面对《The Emerald Tablet of Hermes》进行详细阐述，包括其背景和历史意义、文本内容解读、炼金术学说及其影响。
1、背景和历史意义
《The Emerald Tablet of Hermes》是古代神秘主义文献中最重要的之一，起源于古埃及，并在中世纪传播到欧洲。它被认为是炼金术和神秘主义的基础文本之一，深受众多学者和炼金术士的影响。这篇文献的历史意义在于它对于中世纪欧洲的科学和哲学发展产生了深远影响。
2、文本内容解读
《The Emerald Tablet of Hermes》的文本内容十分深奥，充满了隐喻和象征意义。其中，最着名的是“上面如下，下面如上”这句话，意味着宇宙的微观和宏观世界存在着共通的规律。此外，文本中还提到了炼金术的基本原则和方法，以及人类与宇宙之间的联系。
3、炼金术学说及其影响
《The Emerald Tablet of Hermes》对炼金术学说的发展起到了重要的推动作用。炼金术士们将其作为指导他们实践炼金术的重要文献，将其解读为炼金术的基本原则和方法。这种炼金术学说影响了欧洲中世纪的科学和哲学发展，奠定了现代科学的基础。
4、总结
通过对《The Emerald Tablet of Hermes》的详细阐述，可以看出它作为一部神秘主义文献的重要性和影响力。它不仅对中世纪欧洲的科学和哲学发展产生了深远影响，而且对炼金术学说的发展也起到了推动作用。《The Emerald Tablet of Hermes》是了解古代神秘主义和炼金术的重要入门文献。
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