Letter: JRL B 3761

Letter JRL B 3761

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Shelfmark
JRL B 3761
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Fragment of a mercantile letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Mentioning commodities such as spikenard (sunbul) and cardamom (al-hāl al-qāqullī), and moringa (al-bān). Mentions Jamāl al-Dīn Abū l-Jāj[...] and ʿAbdallāh b. Zīrī. Reminiscent of India Book documents but no direct connection.

Related People

Mentioned
ʿAbd Allāh b. Zīrī

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Collection
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
JRL SERIES B 3761;
Input date
In PGP since 2020
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Transcription
Translation

JRL B 3761 1 / 1 leaf, recto

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1 / 1 leaf, recto

JRL B 3761 1 / 1 leaf, verso

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1 / 1 leaf, verso
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John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, JRL B 3761. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/28604/ (accessed August 7, 2026).