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CHANGED: Implemented revisions for the second edition, 2026. CHANGED: Implemented July 2020 batch changes, see https://github.com/srophe/srophe-app-data/issues/878. Separated out Budge and Bedrosian editions/translations Updated to match new NHSL format. CREATED: work Chronography, Part 1 (Chronicon Syriacum) ܦܠܓܘܬܐ ܩܕܡܝܬܐ ܕܟܪܘܢܘܓܪܦܝܐ Chronicon Syriacum Syriac Chronicle Syrische Chronik The First Part of the Chronography ܡܰܟܬܒܢܽܘܬ ܙܰܒܢ̈ܶܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ Weltgeschichte Universal History, Part i. History of the World Pars Prima [Chronographiae] Pars I. Chronicon Patrum, & Regum Gregorius bar Hebraeus — ܓܪܝܓܘܪܝܘܣ ܒܪ ܥܒܪܝܐ http://syriaca.org/work/2501 B19A mid-late 13th century Abstract The first part of Bar Hebraeus' Chronicle; an account of secular history from the time of Adam until Bar Hebraeus' own time (the 13th century). Scope Secular world history from Creation through the 13th century A.D. Part of a larger work which also contains the an ecclesiastical history . Contents Through the 12th century, this work is largely an abridgement of Michael the Syrian's Chronicle. The portion following this is particularly valuable for its representation of events during Bar Hebraeus' own lifetime. Disambiguation This work should be distinguished from the Arabic History of the Dynasties, which reflects a similar structure but has significant differences, including some additions that may be from Islamic sources. Incipit ܐܠܗܐ ܥܕܪ ܠܡܚܝܠܘܬܝ. ܡܒܪܟ ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܡܪܐ ܕܟܠ ܫܘܪܝܐ ܘܫܪܝܐ: ܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܩܕܡܝܐ ܘܐܢܬ ܗܘ ܐܚܪܝܐ. ܘܠܘܬܟ ܡܬܛܝܒܐ ܟܠ ܡܪܕܝܬܐ: God, help my feebleness! Blessed be Thou, Lord, and Lord of the Universe, the beginning and the end; Thou art the First, and Thou art the last. With Thee every course of action is prepared. Editions This is not a comprehensive list of editions related to this work. Further citations may be available through The Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Studies. Chronicon Syriacum 2 Includes continuation to the year 1297. Chronicon Syriacum Includes continuation to the year 1297. Bar-Hebraei Chronicon Syriacum e codicibus Bodleianis The Chronography of Bar Hebraeus Ankuendigung und Probe einer neuen kritischen Ausgabe und neuen Uebersetzung der Syrischen Chronik des Gregor Bar-Hebraeus 1-4 (Syr.) Contains only the first few pages of the Chronicle. De rebus gestis Richardi Angliæ regis in Palæstina: Excerptum ex Gregorii Abulpharagii chronico syriaco I-XI (Syr.) Contains a short excerpt from the Chronicle. ܡܰܟܬܒܢܽܘܬ ܙܰܒܢ̈ܶܐ ܕܥܠܡܐ Gregorii Barhebræi Chronicon Syriacum e codd. mss. emendatum ac punctis vocalibus adnotationibusque locupletatum Manuscripts This is not a comprehensive list of manuscripts related to this work. 420-556 1-188 1-243v This manuscript contains the beginning of the chronicle through the year A.D. 1034 (A.G. 1346). This manuscript is a continuation of Vat. sir. 383, from the years A.D. 1035 (A.G. 1347) to A.D. 1201 (A.G. 1513). This manuscript is a continuation of Vat. sir. 384, from the years A.D. 1202 (A.G. 1514) to A.D. 1288 (A.G. 1600). Assemani does not mention which folios part 1 comprises. 1-161 1-128 Modern Translations This is not a comprehensive list of modern translations related to this work. Further citations may be available through The Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Studies. Chronicon Syriacum 1 Bar-Hebraei Chronicon Syriacum e codicibus Bodleianis The Chronography of Bar Hebraeus Wilmshurst calls this a clotted English translation ... which has not yet been replaced by anything better. Gregorii Barhebræi Chronicon Syriacum e codd. mss. emendatum ac punctis vocalibus adnotationibusque locupletatum Bar Hebraeus' Chronography: Translated from Syriac The Chronography of Gregory Abû’l Faraj the Son of Aaron, the Hebrew Physician, Commonly known as Bar Hebraeus, Being the First Part of His Political History of the World Ankuendigung und Probe einer neuen kritischen Ausgabe und neuen Uebersetzung der Syrischen Chronik des Gregor Bar-Hebraeus 1-4 (Lat.) Contains only the first few pages of the Chronicle. De rebus gestis Richardi Angliæ regis in Palæstina: Excerptum ex Gregorii Abulpharagii chronico syriaco 5-11 (Lat.) Contains a short excerpt from the Chronicle. تاريخ الدول السرياني‮ ‬تاليف ابي‮ ‬الفرج الملطي An excerpt beginning at Bejdan 95.4 (Dynasty 10) and continuing to the end. Gregorii Barhebræi Chronicon Syriacum e codd. mss. emendatum ac punctis vocalibus adnotationibusque locupletatum تاريخ الزمان This is a republication of Ishaq Armalet's translation in al-Mashriq, but starts at Bedjan, page 122 regarding Abū al-ʿAbbās and has an added introduction by Fiey. Gregorii Barhebræi Chronicon Syriacum e codd. mss. emendatum ac punctis vocalibus adnotationibusque locupletatum Abûʼl Farac tarı̇hı̇ The Chronography of Gregory Abû’l Faraj the Son of Aaron, the Hebrew Physician, Commonly known as Bar Hebraeus, Being the First Part of His Political History of the World Сирийские источники XII-XIII вв. об Азербайджане 61-83 Excerpts Confronto tra il Taʾrīḫ muḫtaṣar ad-duwal e il Chonicon Syriacum di Abū l-Farağ Ibn al-ʿIbrī (Barebreo) 53-166 Excerpts of parts corresponding to Bedjan 263.25-408.2 (the period of 1097-1203) Secondary Literature This is not a comprehensive list of secondary literature related to this work. Further citations may be available through The Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Studies. Bar ʿEbroyo, Grigorios The Gorgias Encyclopedic Dictionary of the Syriac Heritage 55 Barhebraeus: A bio-bibliography 74-76 277-288 See here for additional secondary literature on the Chronicle and other editions/translations. The Ecclesiastical Chronicle: An English translation vii-lx Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum bibliothecae Bodleianae, VI: Codices syriacos, carshunicos, mendaeos complectens 122.9 395-398 167 548-550 A Short History of Syriac Literature 278-279 Geschichte der syrischen Literatur mit Ausschluß der christlich-palästinensischen Texte 318-319 Bibliothecae apostolicae vaticanae codicum manuscriptorum catalogus 338-342 Codices chaldaici sive syriaci Vaticani Assemaniani 48 126-128 Bibliothecae Mediceae Lavrentianae et Palatinae codicum mms. orientalium catalogus 190-197 118 Verzeichniss der syrischen handschriften der Königlichen bibliothek zu Berlin 2 721 237