Monks, Monasteries, and Muslim Scribes: Three Parchment House Sales from the 4th/10th-Century Fayyūm

This article presents editions of three Arabic parchment deeds of sale from the 4th/10th-century Fayyūm Oasis belonging to two monks, Babā Banīla and Babā Buṭrus, of the Dayr al-Qalamūn monastery. The transactions recorded in our documents are mundane in and of themselves. But put together they offe...

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Published in:Arabica
Authors: Vanthieghem, Naïm 1986- (Author) ; Weitz, Lev E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill [2020]
In: Arabica
Further subjects:B droit musulman
B Papyrology
B Égypte
B Islamic Law
B Egypt
B communauté copte
B Papyrologie
B Coptic Christianity
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Summary:This article presents editions of three Arabic parchment deeds of sale from the 4th/10th-century Fayyūm Oasis belonging to two monks, Babā Banīla and Babā Buṭrus, of the Dayr al-Qalamūn monastery. The transactions recorded in our documents are mundane in and of themselves. But put together they offer bits of insight into Christian society in rural medieval Egypt, the notarial practice of provincial Muslim scribes, the relationship between monastic and Islamic legal institutions, and the important but little-attested Dayr al-Qalamūn.
Cet article présente l’édition de trois actes de vente arabes sur parchemin, datés du IVe/Xe siècle et provenant de l’oasis du Fayoum, qui appartiennent à deux moines du monastère de Qalamūn, Babā Banīla et Babā Buṭrus. Les transactions enregistrées par nos documents sont en soi tout ce qu’il y a de plus banal, mais étudiées en série, elles offrent un aperçu de la société chrétienne dans l'Égypte rurale médiévale, des pratiques des notaires musulmans de province, des relations entre les institutions juridiques monastiques et islamiques, et de l'histoire méconnue, mais néanmoins importante, du Dayr al-Qalamūn.
ISSN:1570-0585
Contains:Enthalten in: Arabica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700585-12341567