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Arabic document. The document ('itq) confirms that al-Harith ibn Malik has emancipated a slave belonging to him called Nufah and her three children, al-'Abbas, Hatim and a girl Sindiyya. Eleven witnesses are named. The document was sealed with a bulla bearing a number of seal impressions. One has the name 'Harith ibn Malik', another the name 'Muhammad' with a six pointed star, and a third 'May God be praised', repeated. Besides the textual impressions, the bulla also contains a seal impression representing a quadruped, blank impressions and thumbnail marks.

The Khalili Collections

London

Title

Document Confirming the Emancipation of a Slave ('Itq)

Date

160 AH (777)

Medium

ink on light-coloured parchment & bulla of red clay

Accession number

699

Work type

Drawing

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The Khalili Collections

London, Greater London England

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