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Papyrus letters: agricultural discussions

Title	Papyrus letters: agricultural discussions
Publication Date:	800-900 (undated)
Type	Document
Language	Arabic
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	Yes
Physical Dimensions	318 mm x 205 mm (height x width)
Library:	Chester Beatty
Record ID	Is Pp16
Library Location	Islamic Collection
Date	800-900 (undated)
Notes	Papyrus letters with agricultural discussions. Folio fragment, ink on light brown papyrus, mounted on paper and framed under glass, Arabic text, written with a thick pen parallel to the fibres on recto, and in large well-spaced hand on the verso, two separate letters about agricultural work, (recto:) letter referring to plots of land for ploughing (ḥarth) or leaving fallow (fa-qad ʿaṭṭalat/ʿaṭṭaltu), and to other unnamed correspondents and messengers, (verso:) letter beginning and ending with polite blessings wished upon the (unnamed) addressee, first used on the verso side then cut for re-use on the recto, unsigned, Egypt, undated, c. 800-900.
Materyal	Papyrus (material), Ink (material)
Nesne Adı	Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)
Müstensih ve Üretim Yeri	Unknown, Egypt
Yazı Tipi	Naskh script

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Papyrus letters: agricultural discussions

Publication Date 800-900 (undated)

Type Document

Language Arabic

Digital Yes

Manuscript Yes

Physical Dimensions 318 mm x 205 mm (height x width)

Library Chester Beatty

Record ID Is Pp16

Library Location Islamic Collection

Date 800-900 (undated)

Notes Papyrus letters with agricultural discussions. Folio fragment, ink on light brown papyrus, mounted on paper and framed under glass, Arabic text, written with a thick pen parallel to the fibres on recto, and in large well-spaced hand on the verso, two separate letters about agricultural work, (recto:) letter referring to plots of land for ploughing (ḥarth) or leaving fallow (fa-qad ʿaṭṭalat/ʿaṭṭaltu), and to other unnamed correspondents and messengers, (verso:) letter beginning and ending with polite blessings wished upon the (unnamed) addressee, first used on the verso side then cut for re-use on the recto, unsigned, Egypt, undated, c. 800-900.

Materyal Papyrus (material), Ink (material)

Nesne Adı Folio / Bi-Folio (Codex)

Müstensih ve Üretim Yeri Unknown, Egypt

Yazı Tipi Naskh script