AUTHOR NAME 1
Abdelmesih Ne‘man Karabashi
AUTHOR NAME ORIGINAL LANGUAGE 1
PRINTED BY
Asurbanipals Tryckeriet i Jönköping
PUBLICATION YEAR
1994
PUBLICATION COUNTRY
Sweden
LANGUAGE 1
Classical Syriac
GENRE 1
History
DESCRIPTION OF ILLUSTRATION
mostly pictures of ancient sites, some drawings of the same; layout + illustrations by Iliyo Dere
NR OF PAGES
135
CITATION
Abdelmesih Ne‘man Karabashi. ܡܟܢܫܬܐ ܕܫܪ̈ܒܐ ܡܫܚ̈ܠܦܐ ܘܕܫܘ̈ܥܝܬܐ ܕܡܟܬܒܙܢ̈ܐ ܕܙܘ̈ܝܬܐ ܕܕܪ̈ܐ ܩܕ̈ܡܐ, Collection of various stories and legends by historians of the early times. Jönköping: Assyriska riksförbundet i Sverige, 1994.
IS A TRANSLATION
Unknown
FORM OF PUBLICATION 1
Paperback with ISBN
ISBN NUMBER
Abdulmasih Qarabsch [Qarabash] [wordt in WorldCat genoemd: Syrian opinion journalist (1903-1983: Na´
PUBLISHED BY
Assyriska riksförbundet i Sverige
PUBLICATION CITY
Jönköping
CONTENT DESCRIPTION
A collection of texts by Abdelmasih Na`man of Qarabash, some retellings/translations of historical works, some his own version.
GENERAL COMMENTS
Collection of various stories and legends [sg: shu`itho] of historians [makteb-zabne] of the perspective[s?] [zowitho/zowyotho] of the early times
The texts are by Abdulmasih Qarabsch [Qarabash] (cf. GEDSH,343: mentioning this volume, but not the contents (which are not listed in the overview of his works, but do fit the genre).
A list from National Library (US) of his publications: Dmā zlíḥā; Herge d-qeryānā / Syriac reading lessons / by malfono ʾAbd-Mshiho dQarah-bash; Maknaštā d-šarbe mšaḥlpe wa-d-šúʻíyātā d-maktabzabne d-zúwíyātā d-dāre qadme; Malkútā d-Akad, aw, Šarokín qadmāyā; Maʻhdāníyātā d-šant AṢMḤ m. 1948; Zmīrātā d-ʻidtā; Ḥamriyātā; + tr. From Khalil Gibran).
Layout + illustrations Iliyo Dere
Preface by Gabriel Afram: praise for the author, underlining the importance of his work, exhorting the readers to read Syriac [leshono Suryoyo]
[6-7] [first pages by `Abdmshiho Na`man, in Qamishli, Suriya]: Hnan bnay Aram (x4), ending with the summary:
We are .. sons of Aram, Ashur, Kaldo – let us agree therefore [awyoit] on Kaldaturmoye – sons of victory
Then follows a mix of historical faits divers, stories etc. focusing on the ancient history of the region that is claimed as ‘ours’ – starting with the seven wonders of the world [with some pictures & drawings], including both historical descriptions and local legends (Adonis, Europa; chs. on Jerusalem [35-], with note on the3 (historical) Syriac presence [36-7] – corroborating the story of the inscription;
Some stories are dated and localized: [95] Beirut, 1950; [103] 1976,* Lebanon
No toc; A5 format