2. The Contents of Akhbār

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Table of Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Part I: Introduction
6. The Akhbār al-Yaman 1
7. 1. `Abīd b. Sharya and His Akhbār 5
8. 2. The Contents of Akhbār 15
9. 3. The Poems 45
10. 4. Authenticity and Dating 51
11. 5. The Manuscripts and Editions of Akhbār 61
12. Part II: The Complete & Perfect History of `Abīd b. Sharya al-Jurhumī on the History, Poetry, and Genealogy of the Yemen
13. Remarks on the Preparation of the Translation 67
14. 6. The Introduction of Akhbār and the Cycle of the Dispersion of Sām’s Descendants 69
15. 7. The Story of the Destruction of the `Ād 87
16. 8. The Story of the Last `Ād 137
17. 9. The Story of the Thamūd 141
18. Part III: Comparative Register of Poems
19. Introduction 177
20. 10. Poems Occurring in Akhbār and Tījān 179
21. 11. Poems of Well-Known Poets Quoted in Akhbār 191
22. Part IV: The Arabic Text of `Abīd’s Akhbār
23. Pages 311–496 of the Hyderabad edition 201
24. Bibliography 385
25. Index of References 393