Description / Table of Contents:
Intro -- Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Arabic Documents from Nubia for index 22 Apr -- 1. Preliminaries 21 Apr.pdf -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Arabic Documents from Qaṣr Ibrīm -- 2.1. The Site of Qaṣr Ibrīm -- 2.2. The Arabic Papyrus -- 2.3. Medieval Scrolls -- 2.4. Documents from the Ottoman Period -- 2.5. The Medieval Documents Published in this Volume -- 2.5.1. Preliminary Remarks -- 2.5.2. Numbering Systems16F -- 2.5.3. Provenance of the Documents17F -- 2.5.3.1. 1966 -- 2.5.3.2. 1974 -- 2.5.3.3. 1978 -- 2.5.4. Overview of the Content of the Documents -- 3. The Correspondence with Eparchs -- 3.1. Preliminary Remarks -- 3.2. The Eparchs -- 3.2.1. Uruwī -- 3.2.2. Darmā -- 3.2.3. Īsū -- 3.3. Titles of the Eparchs -- 3.4. The Correspondents with the Eparch -- 3.5. The Content of the Correspondence with the Eparch -- 3.5.1. Courtesy and Equality -- 3.5.2. Request for Protection -- 3.5.3. Permission to Leave Nubia Safely -- 3.5.4. Protection of Property -- 3.5.5. Communications with the Nubian King -- 3.5.6. Trade -- 3.5.7. Complaints -- 3.5.8. Political Events -- 3.6. The Structure of the Letters -- 3.6.1. Opening -- 3.6.2. Closure -- 3.6.2.1. Offer of Service in Return for a Request -- 3.6.2.2. Request for the Sending of News -- 3.6.2.3. Sending of Greetings -- 3.6.2.4. Closure Formulas -- 3.6.3. Postscripts -- 4. Other Correspondence and Accounts -- 4.1. Correspondents -- 4.2. Overview of Subject Matter -- 4.3. Relations with the Nubian King -- 4.4. Grain for Nubians -- 4.5. Trade -- 4.6. The Structure of the Letters -- 4.6.1. Opening -- 4.6.2. Closure -- 5. Legal Documents -- 5.1. Document 44: Lease of Land (Rajab 518 AH/August 1124 AD)44F -- 5.2. Document 45: Lease of a Boat (566 AH/1170 AD) -- 5.3. Document 46 Recto: Document of Testimony -- 5.4. Document 46 Verso: Document of Sale.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (856 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781805112327
Series Statement:
Semitic Languages and Cultures Series v.24
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=31323633
Language:
English
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