The earliest surviving dated Arabic papyrus (PERF…

642 CE

The earliest surviving dated Arabic papyrus (PERF 558), found in Heracleopolis (Egypt), and the earliest known Arabic text with diacritical marks, is written in 642.

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Herakleopolis Magna Bani Suwayf Egypt View →

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'Amr ibn al-'As View → Umar View →

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Arab people View → Roman Empire, Eastern: Heraclian dynasty View → Rashidun Caliphate View → Egypt in the Middle Ages View →

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Migration Period View → Arab-Byzantine Wars View → Muslim Conquest of Egypt View →

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Weapons View → Fibers View →

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Commerce View → Symbols View → Writing View → Labor and Service View → Conflict View → Faith View → Government View → Technology View → Movements View →

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