Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Caliphal Finances Team 1 In brief Date - 13 January 2025Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George Square and onlineSpeakers - The Caliphal Finances TeamTitle - ‘They have come to a place where there is no one who can read them.’ The Many Lives of the Aberdeen Papyri from Egypt to Python Email an IMES colleague to join online About the seminar seriesThe second half of 2024-25's Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series is being organised by the team behind the Caliphal Finances research project. The overarching theme of the series will be taxation, with its title being 'Taxes, taxes, taxes. All the rest is bulls*it in my opinion'.All Caliphal Finances team members will be presenting their own research on Abbasid fiscal practices. They will also be joined by guest speakers from throughout the University, who will present on their own areas of expertise related to those fiscal practices.The series is co-organised by the Edinburgh Centre for Late Antique Islamic and Byzantine Studies (CLAIBS).Read more about the Caliphal Finances project on our Research pageHow to joinEvents are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is required. If you wish to join online, you can email a colleague in IMES for joining information.All talks are followed by a reception. Email an IMES colleague to join online Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer courses in the Muslim world's three main languages, placing Arabic, Persian and Turkish in the context of history, literature, culture, religion and politics, past and present.Choose from a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, including PhD programmes. Find out more about Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Edinburgh Jan 13 2025 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Caliphal Finances Team 1 The first IMES Research Seminar of 2025 - a hybrid event hosted by members of the Caliphal Finances Team discussing the significance and journey of the multilingual papyri that are housed in the University Collections of the University of Aberdeen. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH and online Find the venue: 50 George Square Email an IMES colleague to join online
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Caliphal Finances Team 1 In brief Date - 13 January 2025Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George Square and onlineSpeakers - The Caliphal Finances TeamTitle - ‘They have come to a place where there is no one who can read them.’ The Many Lives of the Aberdeen Papyri from Egypt to Python Email an IMES colleague to join online About the seminar seriesThe second half of 2024-25's Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series is being organised by the team behind the Caliphal Finances research project. The overarching theme of the series will be taxation, with its title being 'Taxes, taxes, taxes. All the rest is bulls*it in my opinion'.All Caliphal Finances team members will be presenting their own research on Abbasid fiscal practices. They will also be joined by guest speakers from throughout the University, who will present on their own areas of expertise related to those fiscal practices.The series is co-organised by the Edinburgh Centre for Late Antique Islamic and Byzantine Studies (CLAIBS).Read more about the Caliphal Finances project on our Research pageHow to joinEvents are free and everyone is welcome. No booking is required. If you wish to join online, you can email a colleague in IMES for joining information.All talks are followed by a reception. Email an IMES colleague to join online Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer courses in the Muslim world's three main languages, placing Arabic, Persian and Turkish in the context of history, literature, culture, religion and politics, past and present.Choose from a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, including PhD programmes. Find out more about Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies at Edinburgh Jan 13 2025 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Caliphal Finances Team 1 The first IMES Research Seminar of 2025 - a hybrid event hosted by members of the Caliphal Finances Team discussing the significance and journey of the multilingual papyri that are housed in the University Collections of the University of Aberdeen. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH and online Find the venue: 50 George Square Email an IMES colleague to join online
Jan 13 2025 17.15 - 18.30 Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Research Seminar Series: Caliphal Finances Team 1 The first IMES Research Seminar of 2025 - a hybrid event hosted by members of the Caliphal Finances Team discussing the significance and journey of the multilingual papyri that are housed in the University Collections of the University of Aberdeen.
