Arabic Papyrus, Parchment, and Paper
The Arabic Papyrus, Parchment & Paper Collection at the J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah is the largest of its kind in the United States, containing 770 Arabic documents on papyrus and more than 1300 Arabic documents on paper. It also includes several pieces on parchment. The collection was acquired by Prof. Aziz Suriyal Atiya, founder of the Middle East Center and the Middle East Library. Dr. Atiya and his wife, Lola, purchased the collection over a period of several years from dealers in Egypt, Beirut, and London. Dr. Atiya acquired a small group of fragments from the University of Chicago. The bulk of the collection originated in Egypt. A large number of pieces date to the period between 700 and 850 CE. The collection includes a significant number of documents from the pre-Ottoman period and thus offers unique source material on the political, economic, religious and intellectual life of Egypt during the first two centuries of Islamic rule and the period up to Ottoman domination. The collection has yet to be catalogued.
For more information about this collection please see the Arabic Papyrus and Paper Inventory
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