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Michaelides Fragments: Arabic : List of rents

Michaelides Fragments: Arabic

<p style='text-align: justify;'><a href='' onclick='store.loadPage(1);return false;'>Recto:</a> List of rents from various urban properties, probably in Fusṭaṭ. Each entry consists of a description of the property and its location, in formulae that are characteristic of legal documents, and an indication of the rent with a Greek numeral. <a href='' onclick='store.loadPage(2);return false;'>Verso:</a> Continuation of the same. </p>

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List of rents (Mich.Pap.CQ.37)

Recto: List of rents from various urban properties, probably in Fusṭaṭ. Each entry consists of a description of the property and its location, in formulae that are characteristic of legal documents, and an indication of the rent with a Greek numeral. Verso: Continuation of the same.

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  • Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
  • Classmark: Mich.Pap.CQ.37
  • Alternative Identifier(s): Mich.Pap.CQ.37
  • Origin Place: Egypt
  • Date of Creation: 3rd century A.H./9th century A.D.
  • Language(s): Arabic
  • Extent: 1 leaf Leaf height: 35 cm, width: 24 cm.
  • Material: Papyrus
  • Condition: Small lacunae in the middle.
  • Script:
    Final الف generally does not extend below the connecting stroke. س/ش has no teeth. ج/ح/خ are usually written with a single curved stroke. د/ذ approximates to a straight line.
  • Layout: Writing on both sides. Recto, written in black ink, 21 lines, at right angles to the fibres. Verso, written in black ink, 23 lines, parallel to the fibres.
  • Acquisition: Bought from Michaelides in 1977.
  • Funding: TIMA
  • Data Source(s): Description based on an unpublished handlist by Professor Geoffrey Khan
  • Author(s) of the Record: Gennady Kurin

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  • Title: List

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    Information about this document

    • Physical Location: Cambridge University Library
    • Classmark: Mich.Pap.CQ.37
    • Alternative Identifier(s): Mich.Pap.CQ.37
    • Origin Place: Egypt
    • Date of Creation: 3rd century A.H./9th century A.D.
    • Language(s): Arabic
    • Extent: 1 leaf Leaf height: 35 cm, width: 24 cm.
    • Material: Papyrus
    • Condition: Small lacunae in the middle.
    • Script:
      Final الف generally does not extend below the connecting stroke. س/ش has no teeth. ج/ح/خ are usually written with a single curved stroke. د/ذ approximates to a straight line.
    • Layout: Writing on both sides. Recto, written in black ink, 21 lines, at right angles to the fibres. Verso, written in black ink, 23 lines, parallel to the fibres.
    • Acquisition: Bought from Michaelides in 1977.
    • Funding: TIMA
    • Data Source(s): Description based on an unpublished handlist by Professor Geoffrey Khan
    • Author(s) of the Record: Gennady Kurin

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    • Title: List

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    • Title: Continuation
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