Contents -- Acknowledgement -- A Note on Conventions -- Introduction -- The Central Government -- Document 1: Laissez-passer of Badi b. Unsa -- Document 2: Charter of Badi b. Nol -- Document 3: Charter of Badi b. Nol -- Document 4: Charter of `Abd al-`Aziz b. Muhammad al-Mahdi -- Document 5: Charter of Badi b. Nol -- Document 6: Charter of Rahma b. Yunus -- Document 7: Charter of Badi b. Nol -- Document 8: Charter of Badi b. Nol -- Document 9: Charter of Badi b. Nol -- Document 10: Charter of Badi b. Nol -- Document 11: Qur'an colophon from the court of Badi b. Nol -- Document 12: Charter of Badi b. Nol -- Document 13: Kettledrum inscription of Badi b. Nol -- Document 14: Charter of Nasir b. Badi -- Document 15: Charter of Nasir b. Badi -- Document 16: Charter of Nasir b. Badi -- Document 17: Letter of Muhammad Abu Likaylik -- Document 18: Charter of Isma`il b. Badi -- Document 19: Laissez-passer of Isma'il b. Badi -- Document 20: Laissez-passer of `Adlan b. Subahi -- Document 21: Laissez-passer of' Adlan b. Subahi -- Document 22: Charter of Isma`il b. Badi -- Document 23: Charter of Badi b. Rajab -- Document 24: Charter of ` Adlan b. Isma`il -- Document 25: Charter of ` Adlan b. Isma`il -- Document 26: Charter of Ibrahim b. Muhammad Abu Likaylik -- Document 27: Charter of Nasir b. Muhammad Abu Likaylik (?) -- Document 28: Charter of Badi b. Dakin -- Document 29: Letter of Nasir b. Muhammad Abu Likaylik -- Document 30: Charter of `Adlan b. Muhammad Abu Likaylik -- Document 31: Letter of Nasir b. Muhammad Abu Likaylik -- Document 32: Charter of Ranfa b. Badi -- Document 33: Charter of `Umar b. Ibrahim -- Document 34: Letter of Idris b. Muhammad Abu Likaylik -- Document 35: Charter of Muhammad b. `Adlan b. Muhammad Abu Likaylik -- Document 36: Charter of Muhammad b. ` Adlan b. Muhammad Abu Likaylik -- Document 37: Seal of Wawrit b. Harun.

Document 38: Charter of Muhammad b. `Adlan b. Muhammad Abu Likaylik -- Document 39: Charter of Husayn b. Muhammad Abu Likaylik -- Document 40: Charter of Badi b.Tabl -- Document 41: Charter of Badi b. Tabl -- Document 42: Charter of Husayn b. Muhammad Abu Likaylik -- Document 43: Letter of Muhammad b. `Adlan b. Muhammad Abu Likaylik -- The Northern Provincial Government -- Document 44: Charter of Hammad b. `Ali -- Document 45: Letter of Hammad b. ` Ajib -- Document 46: Charter of Dayf Allah b. Muhammad -- Document 47: Charter of `Ajib b. ` Abd Allah -- Document 48: Charter of Hammad b. ` Arabi -- Document 49: Charter of `Ajib b. `Abd Allah -- Document 50: Charter of Muhammad al-Amin b. Mismar -- Document 51: Charter of Badi b. Mismar -- Document 52: Charter of Abu Bakr b. Sulayman -- Document 53: Charter of`Abd Allah b. `Ajib -- Document 54: Charter of ` Abd Allah b. `Ajib -- Document 55: Charter of Muhammad al-Nur b. Dayf Allah -- Document 56: Charter of Ibrahim b. Nayil -- Document 57: Letter of Nasir b. Muhammad al-Amin -- Document 58: Charter of Nasir b. Muhammad al-Amin -- Document 59: Charter of Nasir b. Muhammad al-Amin -- Document 60: Charter of Nasir b. Muhammad al-Amin -- Document 61 : Charter of Daf Allah b. Dayf Allah -- Other -- Document 62: Charter of Qasim b. Muhammad -- Document 63: Charter of Idris b. Muhammad al-Fahl -- Document 64: Charter of Muhammad b. Nimr -- Document 65: Charter of Nasr al- Din b. al-Sadiq -- Document 66: Charter of Musa`ad b. Sa'd -- Document 67: Charter of Nimr b. Muhammad -- Register of Fixed Dates -- The Court of Sinnar -- Glossary -- References -- Index of Names.