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of the witnesses are given, as in the Jerusalem document, and the 

 name of the scribe is appended. The two treaties run on similar lines, 

 and contain not only practically identical clauses, but even absolutely 

 identical words and phrases. Since we find the name of 'Amr ibn 

 ■el-'Asi among the witnesses to the Jerusalem treaty, it is easily 

 understood that he carried its terms with him, in memory or in 

 writing, when he invaded Egypt, and that he endeavoured to accord 

 to the Christians of Egypt the same terms, mutatis mutandis, as the 

 Caliph 'Omar had, in his presence, accorded to the Christians of 

 Jerusalem. 



The following text of the Treaty of Misr (or Egypt) is from 

 Tabari's Annates, in de Goeje's edition, part i., pp. 2588-9 : — 



Jis-jj ''^ Mib js^r^ jbjjt *fJ--5j a^-jUs^ (*^V*1j ^'^j *j&~-aj1 



^A '^j.*^ li::^i; [*^J^ *5/?:^ liT* j*f-^ ti' '-^:^ J l*^ '^^ 



ciJj i^S-sr 'ciJj J^ j^ \j^^ *^^J.x. U*"" *f-lt lijUaL ^^ -rj^ 



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