Letter: JRL B 6999

Letter JRL B 6999

Metadata

Shelfmark
JRL B 6999
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter fragment from Abū Saʿd to his cousin (ibn ʿamm), in New Cairo. (Or possibly Abū Saʿd is the addressee.) In Judaeo-Arabic. Mentions a girl who has been 'delivered for herself' (al-ṣabiyya mukhallaṣa li-nafsiha).

Related Places

Mentioned
Cairo

Additional metadata

Collection
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
JRL SERIES B 6999; JRL SERIES B 6999.2
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

JRL B 6999 1 / 2 leaves, recto

°
1 / 2 leaves, recto

JRL B 6999 1 / 2 leaves, verso

°
1 / 2 leaves, verso

JRL B 6999 2 / 2 leaves, recto

°
2 / 2 leaves, recto

JRL B 6999 2 / 2 leaves, verso

°
2 / 2 leaves, verso
Image Permissions Statement
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John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, JRL B 6999. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/28883/ (accessed June 5, 2026).