We are pleased to invite you to an in-person talk by Prof. Dr. Heba Mahmoud Saad, Professor of Islamic Archaeology and Civilization at Alexandria University and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, on "Reconsidering the Mamluk Village: Readings on al-Dimashqī’s Filaḥa Manual."

 

Date & Time:
February 25, 2025, from 13:30–15:00

 

Location: 

MPIWG Main Conference Room (in-person only).

 

Registration: 

Please register by February 21, 2025

https://terminplaner6.dfn.de/en/p/67da601bcda85fbd2bc159cc3a5b44be-1066401

 

Lecture Abstract:

The agricultural manual of al-Dimashqī (Al-Durr al-multaqiṭ fī ‘ilm filāḥatay al-Rūm wa-al-Nabaṭ, or Pearls Gleaned from the Science of the Two Agricultures of the Romans/Byzantines and the Nabataeans), dating to the second half of the seventh or first quarter of the eighth century, is a Syrian agronomical text that remains largely unstudied and unpublished. This lecture will explore its unique chapters on village establishment, animal breeding, beekeeping, and silkworm rearing. These sections offer insights into village structures, land division, and the economic activities of peasants, providing practical guidance for successful and profitable agricultural practices.