Late Antique Historiography

Historical notices for the years 712-716

Title(s):
  • Historical notices for the years 712-716
  • ܡܚܘ̈ܬܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܬܐ ܕܐܬ̈ܝ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܒܫܢܬ ܐܠܦܐ ܏ܘܟܕ ܒܡܢܝܢܐ ܕܐܠܟܣܢܕܪܘܣ ܘܕܗܠܝܢ ܕܒܬܪܟܢ
    (maḥwātā mŝaḥlpātā d-’ety ‘al ’ar‘ā ba-šnat ’ālpā w-kad b-menyānā d-’aleksandrūs w-d-hālēn d-bātarken, Various plagues that befell the world in the year 1024 of Alexander's era and in the following [years])
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Period covered:
712-716
Language:
Syriac
State of Preservation:
Full
Genre:
  • Chronicle (general)
Remarks:
The Syriac title mentioned derives from the manuscript. The text shows many literary themes borrowed from apocalyptic literature (Palmer 1993: 47-48).
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Bibliography:
  • S. Brock (1992) 'Syriac historical writing: A survey of the main sources'. In: Studies in Syriac Christianity, ed. S.P. Brock. London: 1-30 = Brock, S. (1979-1980) 'Syriac historical writing: A survey of the main sources'. Journal of the Iraqi Academy: Syriac Corporation 5: 297-326.
  • M. Debié (2015) L'écriture de l'histoire en syriaque: Transmissions interculturelles et constructions identitaires entre hellénisme et Islam (Late antique history and religion, 12). Leuven - Paris - Bristol: 552-553.
  • A. Palmer (1993) The seventh century in the West-Syrian chronicles, including two seventh-century Syriac apocalyptic texts (Translated texts for historians, 15). Liverpool: 45-48.
  • W. Wright (1871) Catalogue of Syriac manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1838. Volume Two. London: 989-1002, esp. 998.