| Chapter 1: | The Homeland and Origin of the Independent Assyrian Tribes of Tiyari and Hakkari |
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He also mentioned a bishop of ‘Ashur’ (Assyria)98 and gave a long list of ancient monasteries, such as Dair al Ghab (
) in Mosul and Dair Habisha (
), which was built by Mar Yacub (
) near the city of Sa’arat.99 A historian from Mosul mentioned the ancient monasteries of Mar Yonan (Jonah—
), stating that Nineveh was one of the cities of Adiabene, surrounded by walls. He quoted Amru of Tirhawi (
) of the thirteenth century, who cited the monastery of Yonan, located on the south side of the ruins of Nineveh.100 These neutral authorities serve to confirm the Assyrians’ own tradition that they have lived in northeastern Mesopotamia from time immemorial.