State document: T-S NS 305.71

Description

Fragment of a report concerning members of an official’s service and resulting damage. The writer states that information had reached him concerning the followers of the addressee’s exalted service (اتباع خدمته السامية). The damaged passage mentions horses (خيولا) and mounts (niʿāl; lit. hooves), though the precise context is unclear. The writer then reports that someone remained there for an additional day and mentions extensive damage. The fragment closes with mention of his opinion regarding proceeding/advancing toward something or somewhere (ورأيه في التقدم إلى [...]), but the destination and the final details are lost. The text connotes an ensuing battle. On the verso, there is mirror-image Hebrew script. Needs further examination.