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Arabic document. Marked "Faijum b." by W. M. Muller (?). Eight documents contained in this papyrus all originating with the brothers Mina and Kayl sons of Shenude the Secretary, two Coptic landowners of the Fayyum. Recto: (4 documents) acknowledgements by different Coptic farm hands as to their obligation to cut the crop on the owner's land. Verso: (4 documents) refer to debts in wheat. Date: Jumada II - Sha-ban, 268 A.H. / Dec. 27, 881 to March 24, 882 A.D.

Subject: Farming
Language: Arabic
Type: Other
Library: The Penn Museum
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Light green faience shabti belonging to the Mayor, Pennut. The shabti has a tripartite wig, and modeled ears. The surface is somewhat abraded. Hands are modeled, and hold painted adzes. A text column runs down the front of the shabti's legs, and reads "The Osiris, Mayor, Pennut." There is a rectangular painted basket on the shabti's back, with internal vertical lines.

Date: Eighteenth Dynasty | Nineteenth Dynasty
Subject: Faience
Language: Egyptian (Ancient)
Type: Other
Library: The Penn Museum
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White faience shabti with an anonymous inscription. Shabti wears a tripartite wig, with no indication of modeled ears. Four painted lines at the throat represent a wesekh collar. Hands are modeled, and hold painted adzes. A column of text runs down the front of the shabti's legs, reading "The illuminated one, the Osiris." The lower portion of the text was left blank. On the back is a painted triangular basket with no internal decoration.

Date: Nineteenth Dynasty
Subject: Faience
Language: Egyptian (Ancient)
Type: Other
Library: The Penn Museum
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Subject: Leather
Language: Arabic
Type: Other
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Light green faience shabti belonging to the Mayor, Pennut. The shabti has a tripartite wig, with indistinct molded ears. The entire surface is somewhat abraded, and the feet of the figure are blackened. Hands are modeled, and hold painted adzes. A text column runs down the front of the shabti's legs, and reads "The Osirs, Mayor, Pennut." There is a rectangular painted basket on the shabti's back, with internal slanted lines.

Date: Eighteenth Dynasty | Nineteenth Dynasty
Subject: Faience
Language: Egyptian (Ancient)
Type: Other
Library: The Penn Museum
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White faience shabti belonging to the Mayor, Pennut. The shabti has a tripartite wig, ears are visible, and five lines indicate a wesekh collar. Hands are modeled, and hold adzes. A text column runs down the front of the shabti's legs, and reads "The illuminated one, the Osiris, Mayor, Pennut." There is a rectangular basket on the shabti's back, decorated with vertical lines.

Date: Eighteenth Dynasty | Nineteenth Dynasty
Subject: Faience
Language: Egyptian (Ancient)
Type: Other
Library: The Penn Museum
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Arabic document.

Date: 1300-1399 CE
Publication Date: 1300-1399 CE
Subject: Letter
Language: Arabic
Type: Other
Library: The Penn Museum
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Subject: Indian | Hindu
Language: Arabic
Type: Other
Library: The Penn Museum
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Dagger (Pesh Kabz). "knife with a back". Straight single-edged steel blade with both edges recurved to sharp point. Both faces depressed and with sharp medial ridge. End of blade near very wide tang and binding around tang are covered with leaf decoration in fold. On wide back of blade are three medallions with Arabic inscriptions in gold. Two-piece ivory grip. Made by Ali Akhbar Khorasare [spelling?], armor maker who is Persian.

Author: Ali Akhbar Khorasare
Date: 15th Century - 19th Century
Publication Date: 15th Century - 19th Century
Subject: Leaf
Language: Arabic
Type: Other
Library: The Penn Museum
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Subject: Vellum | Ink
Language: Undetermined
Type: Other
Library: The Penn Museum
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Arabic document. Marked "Faijum a." by W.M. Muller (?). Eight documents contained in this papyrus all originating with the brothers Mina and Kayl sons of Shenude the Secretary, two Coptic landowners of the Fayyum. Recto: (4 documents) acknowledgments by different Coptic farm hands as to their obligation to cut the crop on the owner's land. Verso: (4 documents) refer to debts in wheat. Date: Jumada II - Sha'ban, 268 A.H. / Dec. 27, 881 to March 24, 882 A.D.

Date: 881-882 CE
Publication Date: 881-882 CE
Subject: Report | Farming
Language: Arabic
Type: Other
Library: The Penn Museum
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Subject: Papyrus | Ink
Language: Arabic
Type: Other
Library: The Penn Museum
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