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A letter instructing Abū Bakr (probably the anbār-dār Abū Bakr b. ʿUmar) to have 2 donkey loads of grain processed into flour by a miller.

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Ms.Heb.8333.48
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)

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paper
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17.2
10.7
8
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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: 11
    The IEDC translation and transcription have been taken from this publication.

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IEDC Data

89
14/01/2024
27/05/2025

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

Administrative, Military and Legal Titles, Offices and Processes

Naqīb
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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
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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-ḥaḍra, Abū Bakr, shall take note that presently, 
4 2 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 would not have caused him such a headache. If that friend’s mill is free, 
8  then all is well; if not, you can commission any other free mill around there 
9  to process [the grain]. This would be much appreciated.
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