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Het'um Chronicle

Background and Biography
Background and Biography

Excerpts
English from Ambraseys (2009)

A violent earthquake happened in 1170, cities and castles collapsed in the SEHL(N), i.e. SUR, AK'K'A, TRAPAWLIS, YARKA, LATIKN, VALANIN, ANTAK' and other cities on the day of Sts Peter's and Paul's feast. (27 December 1170] (Het'um Chron., in Hakobyan (1956, 59)).

English from Bedrosian (2005)

In 619 A.E. [1170] a severe earthquake occurred and many cities and fortresses were demolished, including in Se'hl [Sahil, (Levantine) coast].

Chronology
Date Reference Corrections Notes
7 Feb. 1170 - 6 Feb. 1171 CE A.E. 619 none
  • Calculated using CHRONOS
  • The day of Saint Peter and Saint Paul's feast is specified
  • Apparently in Armenia, the day of Saint Peter and Saint Paul's feast is celebrated on 27 December
  • The day of Saint Peter and Saint Paul's feast is celebrated on 29 June in the Catholic Church
Seismic Effects
  • a severe earthquake occurred and many cities and fortresses were demolished, including in Se'hl [Sahil, (Levantine) coast]
  • SUR, AK'K'A, TRAPAWLIS, YARKA, LATIKN, VALANIN, ANTAK' and other cities [collapsed]
Locations
  • Se'hl [Sahil, (Levantine) coast]
  • Sur (Tyre)
  • Ak'k'a (Acre)
  • Trapawlis (Tripoli)
  • Yarka (Acrhes?)
  • Latikn (Latakia)
  • Valanin (?)
  • Antak' (Antioch)
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