Dionysii Telmahharensis Chronici, liber primus e codice mss. syriaco bibliothecae vaticanae transcriptus notisque illustratus
Publisher: Regiae Academiae Typographi
Published: 1848
Place of publication: Upsaliae
Language: syr
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Church history
Other titles: Chronicle of Zuqnin
Notes: Each part has a separate t.p.

Syriac text edited by Otto Tullberg.

"Some question exists about whether Dionysius (or Denis), a Syrian Jacobite patriarch, actually wrote the history that is attributed to him. The book continues the works of earlier historians such as Eusebius and Socrates Scholasticus, and it adds fresh material as well. There were two versions of the "Annals": a longer one, now lost, and a shorter one called the "Chronicle". The latter consists of four parts, the first three of which cover the period from the Creation to the mid sixth century and depend heavily on earlier historians. The fourth part is original and extends to 774/775. It includes chronologies and biographies of various ecclesiastical dignitaries, as well as considerable information about the Arabs and other topics. The author states that it is based on written documents, oral interviews of elders, and his own observations." -- Dictionary of the Middle Ages -- Cf. v. 4, p. 193.

Includes bibliographical references and index.