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Medieval Nubia : a social and economic history / Giovanni R. Ruffini.

By: Ruffini, Giovanni, 1974-
New York : Oxford University Press, 2012Description: 295 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780199891634Subject(s): Land tenure -- Nubia -- History | Nubia -- History -- Sources | Nubia -- Civilization | Qaṣr Ibrîm Site (Egypt) -- AntiquitiesDDC classification: 962.5022 LOC classification: DT159.6.N83 | R85 2012Ownership: SARS copy donated by William Y. Adams
Contents:
Introduction : Qasr Ibrim and Christian Nubia -- Qasr Ibrim's land sales -- Mashshouda and Archive 3 -- The historiography of Nubian land tenure -- Nubian land sales as a legal genre -- Nubian land sales as ceremony -- Nubia's legal tradition -- Money, rent, taxes and investment -- Qasr Ibrim's other archives -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 : The chronology of Archive 3.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book Book British Museum Egypt and Sudan Sars NC7.RUF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 000291
Book Book British Museum Egypt and Sudan Shelves NC7.RUF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 54063000222367
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-287).

Introduction : Qasr Ibrim and Christian Nubia -- Qasr Ibrim's land sales -- Mashshouda and Archive 3 -- The historiography of Nubian land tenure -- Nubian land sales as a legal genre -- Nubian land sales as ceremony -- Nubia's legal tradition -- Money, rent, taxes and investment -- Qasr Ibrim's other archives -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 : The chronology of Archive 3.

SARS copy donated by William Y. Adams.

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