MALTA 870-1054 AL-HIMYARI'S ACCOUNT AND ITS LINGUISTIC IMPLICATIONS In 1990, Joseph M. Brincat published the previously unknown description of Malta by al-Himyari, written around 1300 but certainly based on earlier documents, which is the longest, most detailed and most reliable source about the Arab period in Malta. This second edition has been thoroughly revised and investigates the problem of the language spoken in Malta before 870. Certain important details are discussed anew and the bibliography has been extended and updated. iv + 52 pages ISBN 99909 43 19 2