Mar Yeşua
This page was prepared by Biyografya's editors. If you are the subject of this page, you can take over its management.
Historian (B. 7th or 8th century, Zuknin, Diyarbekir- D. ?) He is also known as Priest from Zuknin. There is not much information about his life. The "Zuknin" monastery, close to the central Diyarbakir, was very famous once, and it was therefore named after him. The Priest lived in here during the eighth century and he was known as "Historian"; wrote a two volume general history book. This work explains the events from the creation Adam and year 775; and he used ancient Greek, Assyrian and Arabic sources. This work is considered as a solid and reliable source about the dissolution of Omayyad’s and the establishment of Abbasids; and it was published by French orientalist Chabot in 1895 (or in 1855).
He has written a Vekâyinâme upon the request of Edes (Urfa) Church High Priest Sergiu explained the events and wars around Amid (Diyarbakir), Urfa and around until 506. Some parts from this were translated into English by British orientalist W. Writh in 1882 and published with its Assyrian text. The part of this work was translated into Turkish under the name Urfa Amid ve Bütün Mezopotomya’daki Felâket Zamanına Ait Tarih and it covers the years between 494 and 506. The best copy of the work that was reproduced in 1932 is in Vatican Library with register number 162.
REFRENCE: Yurt Ansiklopedisi (v. IV, 1982), Şevket Beysanoğlu / Diyarbakırlı Fikir ve Sanat Adamları (The 2nd edition 1996, v. 1, p. 5) Kültürümüzde Diyarbakır (p. 117-118), Yurt Ansiklopedisi (v.4, Anadolu Yayıncılık,1982), İhsan Işık / TEKAA (2006) - Diyarbakır Ansiklopedisi (2013).
Photos
Historian (B. 7th or 8th century, Zuknin, Diyarbekir- D. ?) He is also known as Priest from Zuknin. There is not much information about his life. The "Zuknin" monastery, close to the central Diyarbakir, was very famous once, and it was therefore named after him. The Priest lived in here during the eighth century and he was known as "Historian"; wrote a two volume general history book. This work explains the events from the creation Adam and year 775; and he used ancient Greek, Assyrian and Arabic sources. This work is considered as a solid and reliable source about the dissolution of Omayyad’s and the establishment of Abbasids; and it was published by French orientalist Chabot in 1895 (or in 1855).
He has written a Vekâyinâme upon the request of Edes (Urfa) Church High Priest Sergiu explained the events and wars around Amid (Diyarbakir), Urfa and around until 506. Some parts from this were translated into English by British orientalist W. Writh in 1882 and published with its Assyrian text. The part of this work was translated into Turkish under the name Urfa Amid ve Bütün Mezopotomya’daki Felâket Zamanına Ait Tarih and it covers the years between 494 and 506. The best copy of the work that was reproduced in 1932 is in Vatican Library with register number 162.
REFRENCE: Yurt Ansiklopedisi (v. IV, 1982), Şevket Beysanoğlu / Diyarbakırlı Fikir ve Sanat Adamları (The 2nd edition 1996, v. 1, p. 5) Kültürümüzde Diyarbakır (p. 117-118), Yurt Ansiklopedisi (v.4, Anadolu Yayıncılık,1982), İhsan Işık / TEKAA (2006) - Diyarbakır Ansiklopedisi (2013).
