State document: T-S NS 305.119

State document T-S NS 305.119

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Formal letter in Arabic script. Full of eloquent expressions of patronage. Unusual layout. Needs examination for content. Verso, is covered with writing in Arabic script in all directions (including fiscal accounting?), with some Greek/Coptic numerals. It contains an archival note from a 12th C state document, "thabata fī dĪwān al-ʿĀdilī al-Saʿīd", "it was recorded in the royal bureau of al-ʿĀdil".