SAYF B. ḎĪ YAZAN AND THE BOOK OF THE HISTORY OF THE NILE Author(s): HARRY T. NORRIS Reviewed work(s): Source: Quaderni di Studi Arabi, Vol. 7 (1989), pp. 125-151 Published…

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