P. Vindob. A 1119 – A Papyrus About Debt Settlement, 57 AH / 676-677 CE

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Figure: (a) Picture of the papyrus and (b) its content. [] encloses letters supplied to fill a lacuna.

Date

57 AH / 676-677 CE.

Size

13.5 cm x 14.5 cm.

Accession No.

P. Vindob. A 1119

Contents

The translation of text is given below.

1. Until the end of (year) fifty [-seven ...
2. ] to Amjad and Zayd b. Istiḥl(?) [...]
3. ] ... testified [[... b .... and ... b.]] [...]
4. ] two hundred [...] until the end of (year) fifty-seven. Their ⅓ part in Ḥawl.
5. ] ... writing.
6. ] dinars in the jurisdiction of believers until the end of (year) (fifty)-seven
7. ] to Amjad and Zayd b.
8. Istiḥl(?)] b. ʿUbayd from Banū Zuḥayn.
9. ] this is due by Šara'iḥ b. Maʿlū[m?].

Comments

Written in black ink. Spots as distinguished above certain letters should not be taken diacritic points. Part of the line 3 has been deliberately erased, probably after the debt settlement.

Location

The Austrian National Library, Vienna.

References

[1] Y. Ragib, "Une Ère Inconnue D'Égypte Musulmane: L'ère De La Juridiction Des Croyants", Annales Islamologiques, 2007, Volume 41, pp. 187-207, esp. pp. 201-204.

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