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Commercial agreement (Gold as Currency)
ALTERNATE TITLE(S)
Gold as Currency
NOTES
This commercial agreement focuses on buying and selling in several cities. It also refers to the cost of building houses in the city of Massinah. Gold is used as the standard of value in all transactions, which include the buying and selling of slaves, gold bullion, and gum arabic.
SUBJECT
Timbuktu manuscripts
Commerce
Arabic manuscripts
Islamic manuscripts
Arabic script
Arabic calligraphy
LANGUAGE
Arabic
REPOSITORY
Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library
DIGITAL ID
aftmh tam022
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.amed/aftmh.tam022
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