Letter: JRL B 6861

Letter JRL B 6861

Metadata

Shelfmark
JRL B 6861
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Letter from an unknown writer, in Alexandria, to Shem[arya?], in Fustat. In Judaeo-Arabic. Giving instructions about various business transactions, including yeast (khamīra) and perhaps basil (ḥabaqa). Regards to the writer's sister Sawād(?). On verso there are also the opening lines of another letter, perhaps the response. Both letters are written with many colloquial spellings.

Related Places

Destination
Fustat
Origin
Alexandria

Additional metadata

Collection
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
JRL SERIES B 6861;
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

JRL B 6861 1 / 1 leaf, recto

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1 / 1 leaf, recto

JRL B 6861 1 / 1 leaf, verso

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1 / 1 leaf, verso
Image Permissions Statement
  • JRL B 6861: Image rights: The University of Manchester Library. Access rights: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 None
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, JRL B 6861. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/28881/ (accessed June 5, 2026).