National Library of Israel: Ms.Heb.8333.91
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A promissory note issued by ʿUmar from the high diwan concerning the delivery of 130 mann of grain.
 

Dates

  • The Gregorian calendar: 1164-1174 (1164 - 1174)
  • The Hijri calendar: ca. 560s (0560)

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Ms.Heb.8333.91
National Library of Israel
Bamiyan Papers
Gold (given following external peer review through journal/book publication)
New Persian (Arabic script)
Administrative
Administrative: Order of payment (or other)

Physical Description

paper
fold lines
12.2
9.0
5
horizontal

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Publications

  • Azad, Arezou with Firoozbakhsh, Pejman. 2025. The Warehouse of Bamiyan: Economic Life in Medieval Afghanistan. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
    Catalogue Number: 12
    The IEDC translation and transcription have been taken from this publication

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IEDC Data

79
02/12/2023
27/05/2025

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Arezou Azad
Pejman Firoozbakhsh
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Folios
1. recto
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Folio:

Administrative, Military and Legal Titles, Offices and Processes

Amīr
Dīwān
Naqīb

Agricultural Terms

Ghalla (grain)

Markings

Jaʾiza (cipher)

Measurement Units

Mann
Transcription
Folio:
                            الدیوان العالی 1
            عمر 2
        ... (؟) 3
نقیب معتمد الملک بوبکر دام عزه رساند در وجه تخم (؟) 4
اسیاب )؟) امیر کحبه (؟) با رسالت (؟) امیر حاجب اجل اخص انور (؟) 5
خاص حاجب ابو (؟) بکر (؟)                العبد 6
                        احمد بن محمد تکین (؟) 7
                غله        صد سی من 8
نصفه خمس سبعین منا 9
اعتماد بر نشان ...(؟)الدین کنند 10
بوی تسلیم شد (؟) 11
Translation
Folio:
1                          The high dīwān
2                          ʿUmar
3                      [+/− 1]
4  The naqīb-i muʿtamid al-mulk Abū Bakr, may God extend his glory, shall hand over seed to the credit of 
5  the mill of amīr Kaḥba (?) via the envoy (?) amīr Ḥājib Ajall [+/− 2]
6  [+/- 3]                        [+/− 1] the servant
7                              Aḥmad b. Muḥammad Tikīn (?)
8                  grain            130 mann
9  [half-amount:] 65 mann
10  He shall trust the signet [of +/− 1?].
11  It was handed over to him.
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