Mj. Rodriguez et Ja. Souto, From al-Mansur to Philip II: The inscription of the Alcantara bridge of Toledo (387/997-998) and its curious history, AL-QANTARA, 21(1), 2000, pp. 185-209
This paper studies an Umayyad Andalusi foundation inscription, dated 387/4
January 997-2 January 998, which is no longer extant but has been transmitt
ed in a summary in Castilian on a tablet dated 1259 and repaired in 1575. A
n attempt is made to deduce the original Arabic text, and the documented fa
cts and persons are discussed.