السجلات والأمانات

Evidence

"وَانْظُرْ فِي كُتُبِ المَقَامَاتِ وَالخُطَبِ، وَمُحَاوَرَاتِ العَرَبِ... وَالشُّرُوطِ ؛ كَكُتُبِ السِّجِلَّاتِ وَالأَمَانَاتِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ أَوَّلُ مَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهِ الكَاتِبُ."

Remarks

The text, a classic of the 'Adab al-Katib' (scribe's etiquette) genre, identifies 'Al-Sijillat' (historical scrolls or administrative records) and 'Al-Amanat' (trust documents) as the primary material forms a professional scribe must master in the 10th-century Abbasid administration (p. 120). The term 'Sijill' historically refers to the scroll format, often made of papyrus or parchment in earlier periods and transitionally to paper during the Abbasid era. The text also mentions the professional class of stationers ('Al-Warraqin') through the poet Mahmud al-Warraq, active in Baghdad and Samarra (p. 128), signifying the cultural and economic importance of paper (Waraq) trade and production in the Tigris-Euphrates region.