What primary argument did Yale scholar Dimitri Gutas present in 1998 regarding the House of Wisdom?

The term was a translation error for Khizanat al-Hikma and likely represented a metaphor or storehouse rather than a formal university academy.

It was originally built in Cairo before being moved to Baghdad.

It was entirely dedicated to Chinese paper-making techniques rather than Greek philosophy.

It survived the Mongol Siege of 1258 completely unharmed.

The Legacy of Bayt al-Hikmah: The Intellectual Epicenter of the Abbasid Golden Age | History | CivilEdge

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