الكتاب الأوسط
الكتاب الأوسط
al-Mas'udi's Middle Book — between Akhbar al-Zaman and Muruj al-Dhahab — cited for the genealogy from Abraham to Nizar and the seer-tales of Samaw'al and Khazin 1.
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"Al-Kitab al-Awsat" (The Middle Book), a book by al-Mas'udi (al-Mas'udi), which sits between "Akhbar al-Zaman" and "Muruj al-Dhahab". 1
Al-Mas'udi's references to it
He refers to it for the beginning of the genealogy from Abraham to Nizar ibn Ma'add, and for the reports of soothsayers, such as the account of al-Samaw'al ibn Adiya and the treasurer of a soothsayer, among others. 1
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi, p. 430, 500
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