Documentary Arabic private and business letters on papyrus form and function, content and context - Grob, Eva Mira (De Gruyter, 2010)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-269) and indexes
Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- 1. Numbers, materials, and distribution over time -- 2. Formulary -- 3. Pragmatics -- 4. Language -- 5. Script and layout -- 6. Summary -- Appendices -- Glossary of terms -- Index of subjects -- Index of quoted editions -- Bibliography: Editions -- Literature
This survey is the first monograph devoted to documentary Arabic letters, based on all available editions of Arabic private and business letters on payprus. It contributes to the fields of Arabic papyrology and wider studies, compiling insights of the Arabic papyrology pioneers and presenting entirely new perspectives