India Book II, 31: Letter from Maḍmūn b. Ḥasan to Avraham Ibn Yiju: freight jettisoned. Aden, ca. 1137–39 or 1145–49.
[A] Conventional opening of letter (lines 1–5).
[B] Arrival of imports from India and jettisoning of freight when attacked by pirates (lines 5–15...