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The Complete History by Ibn al-Athir

الكامل في التاريخ by علي عز الدین بن الاثیر الجزري

Aliases
Aliases Arabic
Ibn al-Athir
Ali 'Izz al-Din Ibn al-Athir al-Jazari علي عز الدین بن الاثیر الجزري
Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Muhammad ash-Shaybani
Background and Biography
Background and Biography

Excerpts
English from Richards (2006)

  • from Richards (2006 Part 1:506)
The Year 533

... Miscellaneous events

In Ṣafar [October 1138] there were many frightening earth tremors in Syria, the Jazīra and many lands. The worst were in Syria. There was a series of them over several nights, with a number of tremors every night. Much of the country was ruined, especially Aleppo. The people there, when the tremors became too much for them, left their homes and went out into open country. In a single night they counted eighty tremors. In Syria they experienced earthquakes from 4 Ṣafar until the 19th [11-26 October], accompanied by a roaring and terrible shocks

English from Guidoboni and Comastri (2005)

"There were many terrible earthquakes in the Syrian territories, Mesopotamia and many other provinces; but the most violent were in the Syrian territories, where they lasted for many nights, accompanied by tremendous rumbling and shaking".

English from Sbeinati et al (2005)

In this year [533 A.H.] in Safar [1138 October 11-26] there were many great earthquakes in Al-Sham, Al-Jazira and other countries, where the strongest were in Al-Sham lasting for many nights with many aftershocks, causing destruction of many towns such as Aleppo where people ran out leaving their houses to the desert. The earthquakes extended from Safar 4 to 19 in Al-Sham.

Characterization from Taher (1979)

Ibn al-Athir mentions a large earthquake in Syria, Jazira and other countries, with maximum power in Syria. It lasted several nights and was accompanied by enormous noises and shaking

Characterization from Taher (1996)

Ibn al-Athîr mentions a great earthquake in Syria and Jazira ; it lasts several nights and is accompanied by noise.

Arabic from Guidoboni and Comastri (2005)

Ibn al-Athir

1138 October 11 — 1139 June

Guidoboni and Comastri (2005)

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Chronology
Date Reference Corrections Notes
11-26 October 1138 CE The earthquakes extended from Safar 4 to 19 in Al-Sham - in this year A.H. 533 none
Seismic Effects
  • there were many great earthquakes in Al-Sham, Al-Jazira and other countries, where the strongest were in Al-Sham lasting for many nights with many aftershocks, causing destruction of many towns such as Aleppo where people ran out leaving their houses to the desert
  • In a single night they counted eighty tremors
  • In Syria they experienced earthquakes from 4 Ṣafar until the 19th [11-26 October], accompanied by a roaring and terrible shocks
Locations
  • Al-Sham (Syria)
  • Al-Jazira (N Mesopotamia)
  • other countries
  • Aleppo
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