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This piece of papyrus is written using both Arabic and Greek languages about an edict of the governor of Egypt. The date is November 22, 713 CE. From Egypt, precise provenance is unknown. (The Neues Museum, Berlin, Germany).
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Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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Amin, O. S. M. (2019, September 07). Edict from Medieval Egypt. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11158/edict-from-medieval-egypt/
Chicago Style
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Edict from Medieval Egypt." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified September 07, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11158/edict-from-medieval-egypt/.
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Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Edict from Medieval Egypt." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 07 Sep 2019. Web. 26 Apr 2024.
