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A brief fiscal document from the year 16 PYE (667/8 CE) with an important attestation of the term gazīdag, apparently related to Arabic jizya.
Dates
- The Gregorian calendar: 667-8 (0697 - 0698)
- Post-Yazdgard Era (PYE): Spandarmad 16 (0016-12)
Details
Berk. 67, recto
Gold (given following external peer review through journal/book publication)
Physical Description
A fold line discernible in top right, small rip at the top.
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Publications
- Weber, Dieter. 2013. “Taxation in Pahlavi Documents from Early Islamic Times.” In Commentationes Iranicae: Сборник статей к 90-летию Владимира Ароновича Лившица, edited by S. R. Tokhtas’yev and P. B. Lur’ye, 171–81. St. Petersburg: Nestor-Istoriya. (Pages: 174-176)
The IEDC transcription and translation have been adapted from this publication. - Benfey, Thomas. 2024. "Middle Persian documents and the making of the Islamic fiscal system: problems and prospects." BSOAS 87: 395 - 420. (Pages: 398-404)
The IEDC translation and transcription have been taken from this publication
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IEDC Data
1024
10/01/2025
13/11/2025
Citations
Thomas Benfey
The transcription and translation have been adapted from a previous publication (see Publications)
Contact
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