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An Arabic Private Letter from the Eighth Century
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· Greek
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‘In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful. [From ʿUmar b. Muslim to … ]d and Aḥmad and Fāṭima, the children of ʿUmar. [Peace be upon you. I praise for your sake G]od besides Whom there is no god but He. [As for what follows, may God grant us and you the best of his health and may He perfect it in this world [and the hereafter … ] and God is blessed. Nothing happened to me after you (pl.), [except good things … ] with the ʿāmil of Ushmūn and you/I wrote … [ … ] and you (sing.) have already written to me about the news concerning your condition… [ … ] … the ʿāmil takes care of/has good intentions towards him/it [ … ] …’ ‘From ʿUmar b. Muslim to …’
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