State document: T-S Ar.39.395

State document T-S Ar.39.395

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T-S Ar.39.395
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Arabic

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State accounts relating to the tax farm of the lands of Dayqūf, in the province of al-Bahnasā, administered by Basṭiyya b. Marqūra and the property of the office of the noble lady of al-Āmir in the "Muḥawwil chamber" (al-majlis al-muḥawwil was a chamber in the qaṣr al-baḥr, which in turn was a component of al-qaṣr al-kabīr, the great palace complex of the Fatimid caliphs). Dating: this account is for the kharājī year 550, which corresponds to 551/52 AH and 1156/57 CE. The produce of the land consists of 200 irdabbs: 133 irdabbs of wheat and 66 irdabbs of barley. The verso contains a summary of the document on recto. (Information from CUDL and Khan.)

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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
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TS Arabic Box 39, f. 395; TS Arabic Box 39, fol. 395
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In PGP since 2018
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T-S Ar.39.395 1r

1r

T-S Ar.39.395 1v

1v
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