The ancient kingdoms - Ṭabarī, 838?-923.; Perlmann, Moshe (Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, 1987)
An account of the Persian kings who ruled the region at Babylonia and the East after Kayqubādh -- Kaykhusraw -- The children of Israel after Solomon the son of David -- The story of Asa b. Abijah and Zerah the Indian -- The story of Isaiah's friend, the kings of the children of Israel and Sennacherib -- Account of Luhrāsb and his son Bishtāsb; the expedition of Nebuchadnezzar against the Israelites and how he destroyed Jerusalem -- The reason why Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem -- The story of Nebuchadnezzar's raid against the Arabs -- Returning to the story of Bishtāsb, his reign and its events, initiated by him as well as others, such as his governors; also the deeds of Nebuchadnezzar -- The kings of the Yaman in the days of Qābūs and after him to the age of Bahman b. Isfandiyār -- Ardashīr Bahman and his daughter Khumāni -- The history of the Israelites and the synchronization of their chronological data with those of the Persian kings -- The account of Darius (Dārā) the elder and his son Darius the Younger ; The account of Alexander (Dhū al-Qarnayn) -- The Persians after Alexander -- The Arsacid (Ashaghān) kings -- The events that occurred during the rule of these regional princes -- The story of Jesus son Mary and his mother -- The Roman rulers -- Ḥīrah and Anbār -- ʻAmr b. Ẓarib -- Al-Zabbāʼ -- Ṭasm and Jadīs -- The story of the men of the cave -- Jonah son of Amittai -- The sending by God of his three envoys -- The story of Samson -- The story of Jirjīs.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-191).
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Keywords: Iran -- History -- To 640.; Jews -- History; Arabs -- History -- To 622.; Jewish legends; Christian legends; Arabes -- Histoire -- Jusqu'à 622.; Légendes chrétiennes.; Légendes juives; Juifs -- Histoire; Iran -- Histoire -- Jusqu'à 651.; HISTORY -- Civilization; Arabs; Christian legends; Jewish legends; Jews; Iran; Iran -- Histoire -- Jusqu'à 640.; Légendes chrétiennes.; Légendes juives; Juifs -- Histoire; Iran -- Histoire -- Jusqu'à 640.; To 640; History