his volume presents an edition of a corpus of Arabic documents datable to the 11th and 12th centuries AD that were discovered by the Egypt Exploration Society at the site of the Nubian fortress Qaṣr Ibrīm (situated in the south of modern Egypt). The edition of the documents is accompanied by English translations and a detailed analysis of their contents and historical background.
The documents throw new light on relations between Egypt and Nubia in the High Middle Ages, especially in the Fatimid period. They are of particular importance since previous historical studies from the perspective of Arabic sources have been almost entirely based on historiographical sources, often written a long time after the events described and distorted by tendentious points of view.Contents
1. Introduction
(pp. 1–14)
- Geoffrey Khan
2. The Arabic Documents from Qaṣr Ibrīm
(pp. 15–48)
- Geoffrey Khan
3. The Correspondence with Eparchs
(pp. 49–128)
- Geoffrey Khan
4. Other Correspondence and Accounts
(pp. 129–144)
- Geoffrey Khan
5. Legal Documents
(pp. 145–184)
- Geoffrey Khan
6. Coinage
(pp. 185–192)
- Geoffrey Khan
7. Taxes
(pp. 193–194)
- Geoffrey Khan
8. Lists of Commodities
(pp. 195–204)
- Geoffrey Khan
9. Titles of Officials
(pp. 205–234)
- Geoffrey Khan
10. Slaves and Servants
(pp. 235–252)
- Geoffrey Khan
- Geoffrey Khan
12. Script and Layout
(pp. 263–276)
- Geoffrey Khan
13. Language
(pp. 277–284)
- Geoffrey Khan
14. Maps
(pp. 285–286)
- Geoffrey Khan
Contributors
Geoffrey Khan
(author)Book Series
- Semitic Languages and Cultures vol. 24
- ISSN Print: 2632-6906
- ISSN Digital: 2632-6914
Copyright
Geoffrey KhanPublished On
2024-05-06ISBN
Paperback978-1-80511-230-3Hardback978-1-80511-231-0PDF978-1-80511-232-7Language
- English
Print Length
854 pages (xiv+840)Dimensions
Monday, May 6, 2024
Arabic Documents from Medieval Nubia
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