The chronology of Ancient Nations : an English version of the Arabic text of the Athâr-ul-Bâkiya of Albîrûnî ; or "Vestiges of the past", collected and reduced to writing by the author in [...] / Muḥammad Ibn-Aḥmad al- Bīrūnī. Transl. and ed, with notes and index by C. Edward Sachau. London : Oriental Translation Fund, 1879
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Titelblatt
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[Translator's] Preface.
Contents.
Preface.
5 Chapter I. On The Nature Of Day And Night, Of Their Totality And Of Their Beginnings.
11 Chapter II. On The Nature Of That Which Is Composed Of Days, Viz., Months And Years.
16 Chapter III. On The Nature Of The Eras, And The Different Opinions Of The Nations Regarding Them.
43 Chapter IV. The Different Opinions Of Various Nations Regarding The King Called Dhû-Alḳarnaini Or Bicornutus.
52 Chapter V. On The Nature Of The Months Which Are Used The Preceding Eras.
84 Chapter VI. On The Derivations Of The Eras From Each Other, And On The Chronological Dates, Relating To The Commerncements And The Durations Of The Reigns Of The Kings, According To The Various Traditions.
141 Chapter VII. On The Cycles And Year Points, On The Mûlêds Of The Years And Months, On Their Various Qualities, And On The Leap Months Both In Jewish And Other Years.
186 Chapter VIII. On The Eras Of The Pseudo-Prophets And Their Communities Who Were Deluded By Them, The Curse Of The Lord Be Upon Them!
199 Chapter IX. On The Festivals In The Months Of The Persians.
220 Chapter X. On The Festivals In The Months Of The Sughdians.
223 Chapter XI. On The Festivals In The Months Of The Khwârizmians.
229 Chapter XII. On Khwarizm-Shah's Reform Of The Khwârizmian Festal Calender.
231 Chapter XIII. On The Days Of The Greek Calender As Known Both Among The Greeks And Other Nations.
268 Chapter XIV. On The Festivals And Fast-Days In The Months Of The Jews.
282 Chapter XV. On The Festivals And Memorable Days Of The Syrian Calendar, Celebrated By The Melkite Christians.
299 Chapter XVI. On The Christian Lent, And On Those Feasts And Festive Days Which Depend Upon Lent And Revolve Parallel With It Through The Year, Regarding Which All Christian Sects Agree Among Each Other.
306 Chapter XVII. On The Festivals Of The Nestorian Christians, Their Memorial And Fast Days.
314 Chapter XVIII. On The Feasts Of The Ancient Magians And On The Fast And Feast Days Of The Sabians.
321 Chapter XIX. On The Festivals Of The Arabs In The Time Of Heathendom.
325 Chapter XX. On The Festivals Of The Muslims.
335 Chapter XXI. On The Lunar Stations, Their Rising And Setting And On Their Images.
367 Annotations.
Index.
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