Title(s):
- Chronicle
- ܡܟܬܒܢܘܬܐ ܕܠܥܙܪ ܒܪ ܐܚܐ ܕܪܒܢ ܕܘܝܕ(maktbānūtā d-lā‘āzār bar aḥā d-raban dawīd, Chronicle of Lazarus, nephew of raban David)
- ܬܫܥܝܬܐ(taš‘ītā, History)
Period covered:
957/958-1002/1003
Language:
Syriac
State of Preservation:
Fragmentary
Genre:
- Ecclesiastical history
- Biography (collective)
Remarks:
The Chronicle is a brief history of the Monasteries of Sargisiah and Bar Gagai, in the border area of Gubos near Melitene, from their foundation to the death of John, archimandrite of Bar Gagai. The term Chronicle (maktbānūtā) is used by Michael the Great to introduce the account of Lazarus. Lazarus simply talks about a 'history' (taš'ītā).
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