Title(s):
- Description of the borders of the world
- ܟܬܒܐ ܕܦܢ̈ܝܬܐ(ktābā d- pnītē, Book of the regions)
- ܐܝܠܝܢ ܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܗܘܘ ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܒܘܠܒܠܐ ܕܠܫ̈ܢܐ ܕܒܒܠ(’aylēn ‘ammē hwaw men bātar būlbālā d-lešānē d-bābel, Those peoples that existed after the confusion of the languages of Babel)
- ܫܪܒܐ ܕܡܘܕܥ ܕܡܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܣܘ̈ܦܝ ܐܪܒܥܦܢ̈ܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܝܬܒܐ ܕܒܢܝܢܫ̈ܐ ܕܣܝܡ ܠܐܢܕܪܘܢܝܩܘܣ ܦܝܠܣܘܦܐ(šarbā d-mawde‘ d-mnā ’ayt b-sawpay arba‘ pnītā men kūleh yatbā d-bnaynāšē d-sīm l-andrūnīqūs fīlāsūfā, Essay that makes known what there is in the borders of the four regions of the entire world inhabited by men, composed by Andronicus the philosopher)
Period covered:
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Language:
Syriac
State of Preservation:
Full
Genre:
- Geography
Remarks:
The work exists in two versions: a full one (Manchester, John Rylands Library, Syr. 183 and Berlin, Staatsbibliothek, Or. Quart. 802 ) and a briefer one (London, British Library, Additional 25875). It is possible that the work was originally part of the chronicle.
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