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This research aims to present the edition and translation of a historical decree from Sultan Qānṣūh al-Ghawrī.

June 3, 2026Open Access

An Unpublished Decree of Qānṣūh al-Ghawrī Regarding Administrative Matters in the Port of al-Ṭūr

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This research aims to present the edition and translation of a historical decree from Sultan Qānṣūh al-Ghawrī.
Annotated translation of document no. E13788 held by the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures.
Historical context provided for the decree issued on 9 December 1501.
The document is identified as a key administrative order for the port of al-Ṭūr.
Insights into the governance and management practices of the port during the Sultanate period are highlighted.

Abstract

In what follows, the reader will find an edition with annotated translation of document no. E13788, which has been part of the holdings of the Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (West Asia & North Africa)—previously known as the Oriental Institute—in Chicago since 1939. It contains a decree issued by the sultan Qānṣūh al-Ghawrī on 28 Jumādá I 907/9 December 1501 and addressed to the administrators of the port of al-Ṭūr in the Sinai Peninsula.

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Frédéric Bauden (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fc730dee9eb8c0dce8085 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.6082/nt4b4-4a143

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