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Tax Quittance for Meham al-Bamiyani

The Khalili Collections

The Khalili Collections

Arabic document. The document is a tax receipt issued by al-Harith ibn 'Abdallah, a financial administrator of the governor 'Abdallah ibn al-Jarud, whose jurisdiction extended over the districts of Madr and Rizm. The document confirms that al-Harith ibn 'Abdallah had received 2 dirhams from Meham al-Bamiyani, the sum the latter owed with regard to the kharaj, and the portions linked to it, for the years 148–51 AH. The seal impression on the bulla reads, 'al-Harith ibn 'Abd Allah'.

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  • Title: Tax Quittance for Meham al-Bamiyani
  • Location Created: Khurasan
  • Type: DOCUMENT
  • Medium: ink on light-brown parchment; bulla of red clay
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