[3] The bridge was commissioned by Husam al-Din Timurtash of Mardin, son of Ilghazi, and grandson of Artuk Bey which one of the important commander of the Oghuz Turks.

[5] Ibn al-Azraq says that construction of the current bridge was initiated by the Artuqid ruler of Mayafaraqin and Mardin al-Saʿīd Ḥusām al-Dīn Temür-Tash in 1146/47 (AH 541), under the supervision of al-Zāhid bin al-Ṭawīl.

[7] Shīrbārīk restarted the work under the supervision of Abuʾl-Khair bin al-Ḥakīm al-Fāsūl, who used massive timbers in the construction.

The approaches rise from ground level to meet the central span, which is a pointed arch high over the deepest part of the river.

The Malabadi Bridge in Silvan, Diyarbakır takes its name from Bad, (Badh ibn Dustak), the founder of the Marwanids.