The "Chronicle" contains little that is not also in Michael, but on a few occasions more detail is given. It is considerably more detailed than the laconic "Chronicle of 846". It has a strong ecclesiastical focus, although it does record famines and earthquakes. It contains a valuable description of the anarchy that engulfed Syria following the death of the caliph Hārūn al-Rashīd in 809. It is also contains important information on the growth of the Christian community in largely pagan Ḥarrān (Karrhai). It is the earliest source to mention the miracle of the cut-up lamb in the conversion of Anthony Rawḥ.