![Iqrār contracted between Mubarak ibn Asad and Abu al-Shatranji in 1010 CE. Cambridge, Taylor-Schechter Collection, Cambridge University Library, TS Ar. 38.2, folio 1r. 1010 CE. (Image used with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library.)](https://publications.acorjordan.org/wp-content/uploads/islam-insights-december-2024-image-2-360x238.jpg)
by Sarah Islam For historians of the Middle East, medieval documents and manuscripts are integral resources to better understand the social and intellectual milieu of their objects of study. Islamic manuscript archives and repositories are often quite challenging to access; an even greater challenge is the ability to read and analyze the documents themselves. For…