New Persian: National Library of Israel, Ms.Heb.8333.48
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Ms.Heb.8333.48
National Library of Israel
Bamiyan Papers
Silver (given following internal peer review)
New Persian (Arabic script)
Administrative
Administrative: Order for grain processing

Physical Description

paper
fold lines
Size 17.2 x 10.7 cm, ca. 8 horizontal fold lines.
17.2
10.7
8
horizontal
ca. 8 horizontal fold lines.

Content

A letter concerning the processing of two donkey-loads of grain into flour by a miller. It is addressed to Abū Bakr, probably Abū Bakr b. ʿUmar the warehouse manager, who is referred to as naqīb and muʿtamid al-dawla. As is usual in letters, there is no date, and there are no ciphers or archival notes indicating that this letter was logged in an archive or office, but if it was found with the other documents of Abū Bakr then it was received by Abū Bakr.

Dates

  • The Gregorian calendar: None
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People

  • Abū Bakr b. ʿUmar
  • Jamāl al-Dīn Muḥammad b. Maḥmūd

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IEDC Data

89
14/01/2024
24/02/2025

Citations

Arezou Azad
Nabi Saqee, Ofir Haim, Pejman Firoozbakhsh
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Folios
1. recto
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Administrative, Military and Legal Titles, Offices and Processes

Naqīb
Transcription
Folio:
                                                             محمد بن محمود ولیه (؟) 1
                لله الحمد و المنه 2
نقیب جلیل معتمدالدوله امین‌الحضره ابوبکر بداند کی حال 3
دو خربار غله فرستاده شد شفقت کند بکوید تا در اسیا 4
افکنند جنانک هم امشب مکر بیرون اید و باز رسد 5
و ان دوست می‌داند کی اکر حالی آرد بودی این ساعت 6
دردسر داده نشدی اکر اسیاء ان دوست بیکار باشد 7
فبها و اکر نه هر اسیا کی انجا بیکار باشد بکوید تا 8
درافکنند منت بسیار داشته شود 9
(?) … 10
Translation
Folio:
1                         Muḥammad b. Maḥmūd, his friend [?]
2             Praise and thanks be to God.
3 The illustrious naqīb and muʿtamid al-dawla, Amīn al-Haḍra, Abū Bakr, shall take note that, presently, 
4 two donkey-loads of grain have been sent. He should kindly instruct that
5 they pour it into the mill, so that [the flour] is crushed and could even be sent out this evening.
6 That friend [i.e. the miller] knows that if the flour had been ready,
7 this wouldn’t have caused him such a headache. If that friend’s mill is free,
8 then all is well; and if not, then you can commission any other free mill around there
9 to process [the grain]. This would be much appreciated.
10 [+/- 3…]
New Persian: National Library of Israel, Ms.Heb.8333.48: Folio (recto)
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