كراريس، دفاتر

Evidence

"ذهب بقايا البقايا في الفتن والحروب وأخذ الفرنسيس ما وجدوه إلى بلادهم ... صكوك دفاتر الكتبة والمباشرين"

Remarks

The text identifies the medium of the records as notebooks ('كراريس') and registers ('دفاتر') from the scribal and administrative classes (p. 14). The preservation of these paper records was severely impacted by internal conflicts, wars, and the French occupation of Egypt, which resulted in the removal of many manuscripts to France (p. 14). The editor describes the available source material as the 'remnants of remnants' (بقايا البقايا) due to these historical factors (p. 14).