COLLECTION NAME:
Papyri Collection
Record
Reference number:
Arabic P F IV 1
Side:
recto
Image Number:
JRL1100191dc
Image Title:
Instruction for providing mounts
Subject:
Letters
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Abd al-Malik bn Marwan
Citation reference:
P. Ryl. Arab. 1 IV 5
Description:
In the name of God, the Compassionate, [the Merciful]/From 'Abd al-Malik bn Mar[wan to the postmaster of Ashmun]./Give 'Abd al-Hamid, [my messenger .... who is]/a fair, handsome youth t[wo post mounts]/one of them the [post guide's] mount. [written by .... in the month]/of Shawwal, in the year [one hundred and thirty-one]
Date created:
8th century CE (131 AH)
Language:
Arabic
Language code:
ara
Item height:
90 mm
Item width:
70 mm
Number of lines:
6 lines across vertical fibres
Technique used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support material:
Papyrus
Bibliographic Reference:
Margoliouth, D. S. Catalogue of Arabic Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester. The Manchester University Press [Etc.], 1933.
Current repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Former repository:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Category:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Fragments
Image rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Work rights:
The University of Manchester Library
Image technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date image captured:
2010-08-27
Date: issued:
2018-04
Metadata language:
eng-GB
Instruction for providing mounts
