Summary
Sister of Mar Benyamin Shimun and a prominent figure in Assyrian public life. The chapter describes her as unmarried and revered; after her brother’s murder, it attributes to her an order to avenge his blood.
Names and spelling variants
Surma Khanum; Surma Khatun
Mentioned in the book
Chapter One – Salmas; segment 01.04 – The Assyrians and the Kurdish Fraternal Conflict; segment 01.07 – The Death of Mar Shimun; Chapter Three – Wanderings; segment 03.01 – The Return to Kuhna Shahr