Title: The history, poetry, and genealogy of the Yemen : the Akhbar of Abid b. Sharya al-Jurhumi /
Authors: Crosby, Elise W.; ʻUbayd ibn Sharīyah, -approximately 686.
Publisher: Gorgias Press,
Year: 2007
Subjects: ʻUbayd ibn Sharīyah,; Arabic literature Yemen (Republic); Arabic literature Yemen (Republic) Early works to 1800.; Yemen (Republic) History.; Yemen (Republic) History Early works to 1800.; Jemen; Jemen.
Contents: The Akhbār al-Yaman -- ʻAbīd b. Sharya and his Akhbār -- The contents of Akhbār -- The poems -- Authenticity and dating -- The manuscripts and editions of Akhbār -- The complete & perfect history of ʻAbīd b. Sharya al-Jurhumī -- On the history, poetry, and genealogy of the Yemen -- Remarks on the preparation of the translation -- The introduction of Akhbār -- And the cycle of the dispersion of Sām's descendants -- The story of the destruction of the ʻĀd -- The story of the last ʻĀd -- The story of the Thamūd -- Comparative register of poems -- Introduction -- Poems occurring in Akhbār and Tījān -- Poems of well-known poets quoted in Akhbār -- The Arabic text of ʻAbīd's Akhbār -- Pages 311-496 of the Hyderabad edition -- Bibliography -- Index of references.