National Library of Israel: Ms.Heb.8333.38, recto
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 letter sent by an employee to his master regarding his order to buy some white fabric. The writer informs his master that the order has gone through and that he will need to release the payment in order to receive the goods.

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Ms.Heb.8333.38, recto
National Library of Israel
Bamiyan Papers
Silver (given following internal peer review)
New Persian (Arabic script)
Letter

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paper
fold lines
Incomplete (top part missing), black ink, verso side reused.
6

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168
02/09/2024
02/06/2026

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Ofir Haim
Arezou Azad, Mateen Arghandehpour, Nabi Saqee, Pejman Firoozbakhsh
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Folios
1. recto
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Folio:

Administrative

administrative formula
taslīm clause
sale

Material Culture

textile

Measurement Units

gaz (unit of length)

Officials titles and offices

khudāwand
Transcription
Folio:
خداوندم جمال الدین محمد خولی سلام خدمت 1
مطالعه فرماید بعد وصول خدمت از 2
خداوند نجم الدین هشت (گز؟) فوطهء کافوری 3
خریده شد هم بدست او فرستاده شد باید 4
کی سی دو دلیوار بدو تسلیم کند 5
و هشت گز فوطه ازو بستاند 6
عمرش باد در کام مراد 7
Translation
Folio:
1 Greetings to my lord Jamāl al-Din Muḥammad Khawlī (?)
2 Kindly read the letter. Pursuant to the lord’s [i.e. your] letter,  
3 eight [gaz?] of white fabric were ordered from the lord Najm al-Dīn,
4 and were entrusted to him to send [to you]. You need to
5 pay him 32 dilīwār
6 to receive the eight gaz of fabric from him.
7 May he live in comfort.
National Library of Israel: Ms.Heb.8333.38, recto: Folio (recto)
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