Letter: T-S 6J7.22

Letter T-S 6J7.22

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Letter of appeal for charity. Mainly in Judaeo-Arabic, with good handwriting but rudimentary spellings. The sender asks for half a dirham to buy food. He has walked from Sūq Wardān only with great difficulty and in a state of fear from 'the gentiles' (l. 9). Otherwise mostly formulaic. (Information in part from CUDL)

T-S 6J7.22 1r

1r

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T-S 6J7.22 1v

1v
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