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Month: January 2026

A receipt, a Cashier, and a Son of al-Mutawakkil – P. World 121a

This week, Noëmie Lucas writes about a papyrus document, P. World 121a, described as a “receipt”, a characterisation clearly supported by the presence of the term barāʾa in line 2. The…

New Publications on Ancient Fiscal History

Over the past year, the Caliphal Finances team has been reading newly published works and compiling a list of publications to explore that address taxation or broader fiscal…

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