Written in Syriac in East Syrian circles, it covers the period from ca.
The second part of the work is an account of the conversion of some Turks by Elias of Merv, the third a list of towns founded by Seleucus I and the legendary rulers Semiramis and Ninus and the fourth a brief outline of the geography of Arabia.
Despite the reference to written sources, it is clear that the chronicler relied heavily on oral reports.
[2] Guidi presented the Chronicle at the 8th International Congress of Orientalists in 1889, and it was published with a Latin translation in 1903.
[3] Pierre Nautin has been tentatively suggested Elias of Merv as the volume's author, though this "remains far from certain".