Notes on Transliteration, Names and Dates

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Notes on Transliteration, Names and Dates

The transliteration of Arabic and Persian words and phrases follows the system used in the International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES) (https://ijmes.chass.ncsu.edu/IJMES_Translation_and_Transliteration_Guide.htm), with some adjustments. Unlike the IJMES guidelines in historical contexts Arabic and Persian personal and place names are transliterated according to their medieval forms, accept for very common place names such as Alexandria (not al-Iskandariyya) or Damascus (not al-Dimashq). Greek, Coptic or Latin names of places are added to the Arabic names when relevant. When no Arabic equivalent is known for a place, only the Greek, Coptic or Latin is mentioned. In other words not always are the Greek and Coptic equivalents of Arabic toponyms provided. Modern place names are only mentioned when referring to the modern location, for example in reports on finding places or archaeological activities. Coptic personal names are transliterated according to their medieval Coptic spelling (e.g. Biqṭur not Buqṭur).

If not otherwise specified, dates given in this volume are Common Era (CE) dates. If two dates are provided (e.g. 17/639), the first one is the year according to the Muslim hijra calendar (AH) and the second, the CE date. Only one CE date is given even when the Muslim year falls in two CE years. For dates preceding the year 1 AH only the CE date is provided.

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Authority and Control in the Countryside

From Antiquity to Islam in the Mediterranean and Near East (6th-10th Century)

Series:  Leiden Studies in Islam and Society, Volume: 9
Cover Authority and Control in the Countryside
E-Book ISBN:
9789004386549
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Brill
Print Publication Date:
18 Oct 2018
Front Matter
Introduction
Part 1 A Question of Sources
Part 2 Territoriality
Part 3 Land Use and Resources
Part 4 Local Rule and Networks
Back Matter

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