The Syriac Chronicle Known as that of Zachariah of Mitylene
Translated by F. J. Hamilton and E. W. Brooks
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The opening
BOOK I
THE first chapter, an apology for undertaking the work.
The second chapter, an epistle containing a request with regard to the table of generations in the book of Genesis.
The third chapter, a defence of the table of generations in the matter of the chronological canons, which are set down below.
The fourth chapter, an epistle containing a request with regard to the translation of the Greek book of Asyath, which was found in the library of the house of Beruya, the bishops from the city of Rhesaina.
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About this edition
- The words
- F. J. Hamilton and E. W. Brooks's English translation, copied word for word.
- Left out
- Page numbers and running heads from the printed pages, in 5 places
- The scanning library's stamp (The Library of the University of California, Riverside) (5 blocks)
- Specks on a blank page read by the OCR (“df”, “/ A,”) (2 blocks)
- The series half-title (“BYZANTINE TEXTS EDITED BY J. B. BURY”, “SYRIAC CHRONICLE”) (3 blocks)
- The title page and opening pages before chapter 1, in 2 places
- The index
- The source website's menus, layout and notices
- Other material that isn't the author's
- Notes and pages added by translators, editors or publishers, in 12 places
- The book label “BOOK I” printed again above ch. IX (the part field carries it)
- The printer's imprint (“PRINTED BY MORRISON AND GIBB LIMITED, EDINBURGH.”)
- The scanning library's return slip and stamps (Southern Regional Library Facility) (9 blocks)