Chronology of Ancient Nations
| Müellif | Al-Biruni |
| Materyal türü | Yazma eser |
| Dil | İngilizce |
| Tarih | 1307 |
| Yüzyıl | 14. yüzyıl |
| Kurum | University of Edinburgh |
| Kaynak | Europeana |
| Not | Call Number - 0010561; Detail of page from the Chronology of Ancient Nations by Al-Biruni. Central image depicts the birth of Augustus, the first Roman Emperor, via a primitive form of Caesarean Section. According to Al-Biruni, he was delivered by this method after his mother died during labour. In the centre of the image, a doctor removes the infant head-first from an incision in Atia Balba's abdomen, while three other figures look on from the side. Written by the famous astronomer and polymath Abu Rayhan Al-Biruni, the Chronology of Ancient Nations is a compendium and chronicle of a vast number of calendars and chronological systems from a variety of different cultural and religious groups from throughout the late antique and medieval periods in the Hellenic world, Central Asia and the Near East. Completed in the year 1000, it even includes details of festivals and liturgical practices, in addition to more specific information. This particular manuscript is thought to have been copied in 1307 and was the archetype for the three later versions which were used by Edward Sachau to translate the document from Arabic into English during the nineteenth century. A free online copy of this translation can be found via the following link: https://archive.org/details/chronologyofanci00biru. Sources: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/hebrew-jewish/research/research-pro/calendars-antiquity-middle-ages/al-biruni (accessed 06/06/14). Chelkowski, P. J. (1975), ‘The scholar and the saint : studies in commemoration of Abuʾl-Rayhan al-Biruni and Jalal al-Din al-Rumi’, New York.; Shelf Mark - Or.Ms 161 |
Al-Biruni, Chronology of Ancient Nations, 1307, University of Edinburgh, https://www.europeana.eu/item/9200264/BibliographicResource_3000058484564?utm_source=api&utm_medium=api&utm_campaign=mmurvess.