Une attaque de Damas par les Qarmates au Xe siècle d'après la lettre d'un marchand

• Sourdel, Dominique ^[1] ; Sourdel-Thomine, Janine ^[1] ; Mouton, Jean-Michel ^[1]
  1. [1] Université de Paris IV: Paris-Sorbonne
• Localización: Archiv für papyrus-forschung und verwandte gebiete, ISSN 0066-6459, Band 56, Nº. 1, 2010, págs. 64-76
• Idioma: francés
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• Resumen

  • Publication of an unedited text written at the beginning of the 10th century in Damascus. It concerns a merchant's letter describing an attack on the town by the Shi'ite sect of the Qarmates. The writer of the letter paints a broad picture of the Syrian capital and its oasis, the Ghouta, at a decisive moment in its history. The city, under the direction of a regime with limited military capacity, finds safety behind its ancient city walls thanks to the vigour of the merchants and urban militias.