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Multilingual Papyri at the University of Aberdeen – a Dive into the Archives – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2024/10/15/arabic-and-coptic-papyri-at-the-university-of-aberdeen/

15 Oct 2024: This time, we want to highlight a lesser-known collection which contains early Islamic papyri: the University Collections of the University of Aberdeen, right here in Scotland. ... early Islamic period.

Editorial Board and Advisors – Art in Translation

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/art-translation/editorial-board-and-advisors/

07 Apr 2011: Editorial Board. Hala Auji, Hamad bin Khalifa Chair for Islamic Art, Virginia Commonwealth University. ... Halle O'Neal, Reader, History of Art, University of Edinburgh, UK. David Roxburgh, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Islamic Art History,

Writing Numbers in the Islamicate World – A Roundtable – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2025/06/30/writing-numbers-in-the-islamicate-world-a-roundtable/

30 Jun 2025: Any views expressed within media held on this service are those of the contributors, should not be taken as approved or endorsed by the University, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University in respect of any particular issue. Menu

Talbot Rice Gallery at 50 – Enlightened

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/enlightened/2025/09/03/talbot-rice-gallery-at-50/

03 Sep 2025: Photo: Sally Jubb. The Talbot Rice Gallery owes its existence to Professor David Talbot Rice, an eminent art historian specialising in Islamic and Byzantine art.

Highlights of 2023: Key Moments with the Caliphal Finances Team – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2024/06/10/overview-of-2023-key-moments-with-the-caliphal-finances-team/

10 Jun 2024: credit: Fayyum University). In September, we teamed up with SCORE, ‘Social Contexts of Rebellion in the Early Islamic Period’, with the generous support of Balzan Seminar on the Formation, Maintenance, and ... The aim of this Seminar, to quote M.

A Father Pays Taxes for His Son: CPR IV 13 – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2024/07/10/a-father-pays-taxes-for-his-son-cpr-iv-13/

10 Jul 2024: The language distribution in this tax receipt is similar, if not completely parallel, to the early Islamic bilingual Coptic-Greek tax receipts, in which the narrative part of the document would

Taxation and Coercion in the Islamic World during the Pre-Modern Period (7th–16th Centuries) – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2025/07/15/taxation-and-coercion-in-the-islamic-world-during-the-pre-modern-period-7th-16th-centuries/

15 Jul 2025: Abstract of the Panel. Fiscal administration, and taxation in general, was a key aspect of governance as early as the first decades of the Islamic conquests. ... We will consider the Islamic empire in its entirety (from modern-day Afghanistan to Spain),

The Caliphal Finances Team at the Deutscher Orientalistentag 2025 – Welcome to the Caliphal Finances Blog

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/caliphalfinances/2025/09/12/the-caliphal-finances-team-at-the-deutscher-orientalistentag-2025/

12 Sep 2025: Any views expressed within media held on this service are those of the contributors, should not be taken as approved or endorsed by the University, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the University in respect of any particular issue. Menu

Publications & Outreach activities – DIGITAL ISLAM ACROSS EUROPE

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/digitalislameurope/research-findings/reports-policy-briefs/

31 May 2023: The Spanish Team published an article on anonymity and digital Islamic authority:. ... Astor, A., Khir-Allah, G., & Martínez-Cuadros, R. (2024). Anonymity and Digital Islamic Authority.

2022-23 History of Art Work Placement Highlights – History of Art

https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/art_history/2024/02/13/2022-23-history-of-art-work-placement-highlights/

13 Feb 2024: Image credit:. https://digitallabivcc.com/uncategorized/spring-2023-newsletter-now-available/. Working for the Digital Lab for Islamic Visual Culture & Collections, undergraduate Fine Art student Aisha and postgraduate MSc student Isabella