The History of Tur Abdin

Item

Title
The History of Tur Abdin
Creator
Patriarch Mor Aphrem Barsaum
Mor Ignatius Aphrem I
Date
1887-1957 AD
Description
"The ancient inhabitants of Tur Abdin were the Arameans— a Syriac speaking people. Since they were citizens of Beth Nahrin (Mesopotamia) they are akin to the Arameans of Iraq, Syria proper and Palestine."
Language
Translated to English
Publisher
https://archive.org/details/the-history-of-tur-abdin/page/n9/mode/2up?q=first+inhabitants

(Patriarch Aphrem I. Barsaum: History of Tur Abdin, translated by Gregorios Bulus Behnam into Arabic, Baghdad 1963. ND Verlag Bar Hebräus, Losser-Holland 1985, p. 14)