Letter: JRL B 2656

Letter JRL B 2656

Metadata

Shelfmark
JRL B 2656
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Language
Hebrew

What's in the PGP

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Description

Small fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic to the Square of the [Perfumers?], to al-Ḥazzan Abū Yaʿqūb. Mainly notable for including the rare word "al-hirjās" (אלהרגאס), which apparently means either jasīm (corpulent) or jirhās (lion). Almost no context is preserved.

Additional metadata

Collection
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
JRL SERIES B 2656;
Input date
In PGP since 2020
Image
Transcription
Translation

JRL B 2656 1 / 1 leaf, recto

°
1 / 1 leaf, recto

JRL B 2656 1 / 1 leaf, verso

°
1 / 1 leaf, verso
Image Permissions Statement
  • JRL B 2656: Image rights: The University of Manchester Library. Access rights: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 None
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, JRL B 2656. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/28466/ (accessed June 6, 2026).