The Arabic Papyrology Database is a tool enabling you to access editions of and metadata on Arabic documents written on different material such as papyrus, parchment or paper. Those productive editions are an often unraised treasure for almost every aspect of Islamic history up to the 16th c. A.D.
The tool 'Documents' allows to search for documents and read their text in different layers. The tool 'Text' accesses single words or combinations of words - perfect for investigating linguistic peculiarities. The tool 'Lexicon' gives you direct access to all of the lexicon, incl. Greek, Coptic, etc. words The tool 'Types' helps you to identify similar documents to the one you are working on. The tool 'Paleo' gives you the paleographical context. And the tool 'Biblio' mentions all editions and research we know. Each document is also provided with its metadata, amongst others place and date of origin or its genre as for instance a contract of lease or a petition.
The Arabic Papyrology Database is the first electronic compilation of Arabic papyri. It is a non-commercial project running under the patronage of the International Society for Arabic Papyrology (ISAP) and a partner of the Trismegistos metadata project of Greek, Demotic, Coptic, Arabic, etc. documents. Access is free via the Internet.