Arabic Legal and Administrative Documents in the Cambridge Genizah Collections
Author | : Geoffrey Khan |
Publisher | : Archaeopress Archaeology |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006 |
ISBN-10 | : 1905739044 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781905739042 |
Rating | : 4/5 (042 Downloads) |
Download or read book Arabic Legal and Administrative Documents in the Cambridge Genizah Collections written by Geoffrey Khan and published by Archaeopress Archaeology. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains editions of over 150 medieval Arabic legal and administrative documents found in the Cairo Genizah, the storeroom of the Ben Ezra Synagogue in Fustat (Old Cairo) where hundreds of thousands of worn-out and unusable manuscripts were deposited over centuries by the Jewish community.