Detail View: Papyri Collection: Letter
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Reference number:
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Arabic P B V 2
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Side:
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verso
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Obverse:
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Arabic P B V 2
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Image Number:
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JRL1100175dc
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Image Title:
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Letter
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Citation reference:
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P. Ryl. Arab. 1 I 18
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Description:
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The writer informs Amir, who has appointed him to some government, that he found his province in a miserable condition and that he is doing his best to remedy it.
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Language:
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Arabic
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Language code:
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ara
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Item height:
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320 mm
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Item width:
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230 mm
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Number of lines:
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16 lines of which the first 9 are missing.
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Technique used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support material:
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Papyrus
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Bibliographic Reference:
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Margoliouth, D. S. Catalogue of Arabic Papyri in the John Rylands Library, Manchester. The Manchester University Press [Etc.], 1933.
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Current repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Former repository:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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Category:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Fragments
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Image rights:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Work rights:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Image technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date image captured:
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2010-08-27
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Date: issued:
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2013-02
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Metadata language:
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eng-GB
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