Baqṭ

by Sijpesteijn, Petra M.

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The Arabic term baqṭ was used in Egypt for 1) a fiscal land category and 2) a quota of slaves. It is unclear whether the word is derived from the Latin pactum , via the Greek pakton , referring to a set of mutual oligations and its connected payments, or from the Egyptian bak (“tribute”). In Greek and Arabic papyri from Egypt the term pakton/baqṭ refers to a category of land that had been only recently developed and therefore would have fallen into a lower tax category. While Christians are men…

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The Arabic term baqṭ was used in Egypt for 1) a fiscal land category and 2) a quota of slaves. It is unclear whether the word is derived from the Latin pactum , via the Greek pakton , referring to a set of mutual oligations and its connected payments, or from the Egyptian bak (“tribute”). In Greek and Arabic papyri from Egypt the term pakton/baqṭ refers to a category of land that had been only recently developed and therefore would have fallen into a lower tax category. While Christians are mentioned

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1317

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eng Islam

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Sijpesteijn, Petra M.

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