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Hardcover The Sheikh's House at Quseir Al-Qadim: Documenting a Thirteenth-Century Red Sea Port Book

ISBN: 1614910561

ISBN13: 9781614910565

The Sheikh's House at Quseir Al-Qadim: Documenting a Thirteenth-Century Red Sea Port

This study of a thirteenth-century dwelling on Egypt's Red Sea Coast draws on multiple lines of evidence--including texts excavated at the site--to reconstruct a history of the structure and the people who dwelt within. The inhabitants participated in Nile Valley-Red Sea-Indian Ocean trade, transported Ḥāǧǧ pilgrims, sent grain to Mecca and Medina, and wrote sermons and amulets for the local faithful. These activities are detailed...

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