The Chronicle covers the period from the founding of the kingdom of Osrhoene in 133/132 BCE until 540,[7] but few other events are recorded before the 3rd century.[5] The Chronicle begins with a record of a flood of the river Daysan during the reign of Abgar VIII in November 201 which damaged a Christian church building in Edessa.[8][9] This is the earliest mention of a building dedicated exclusively to Christian worship,[10] as well as one of few records of Christianity in Edessa at this time.[11][9] Unlike other Syriac literature, the Chronicle does not contain any legends of the Apostle Thaddeus.[3][4]