This catalog presents a study on the Arabic calligraphy and its origins. It also deals with the use of Arabic calligraphy patterns in official correspondence, the Mushafs, tombstones, foundation texts, artifacts, and others.

The catalog dedicates a section for the masterpieces of the Egyptian school in Arabic calligraphy; with exquisite examples of four pioneers of Arabic calligraphy in Egypt; Sayed Ibrahim, Mohamed Ibrahim, Kamel Ibrahim and Khudair Al-Borsaidi; It recounts the journey of each of them with Arabic calligraphy, their efforts and their paths, and what they left of artistic treasures and pioneering panels that adorn Arabic calligraphy exhibitions to this day.

This issue presents a study on the history and inscriptions of the Nabataeans in the Eastern Nile Delta, written by Dr. Mahmoud Salem Ghanem, Senior Inspector at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, and a specialist in reading and analyzing Nabataean inscriptions.

The study sheds light on the presence of the Nabateans in Egypt using a linguistic analysis of a group of Nabataean inscriptions that were found in the eastern Nile Delta of Egypt and the western Gulf of Suez. The study also deals with the relations between the Kingdom of the Nabataeans and ancient Egypt; as well as the religious, social and commercial activities of the Nabataeans in Egypt.