Letter: AIU XII.84

Letter AIU XII.84

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AIU XII.84
Editors
Yusuf Umrethwala, Matthew Dudley and Alan Elbaum, unpublished editions.
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Primary Language
Arabic

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Historical shelfmarks
AIU XII 84
Input date
In PGP since 2020

Description

Mercantile letter in Arabic script. Dated 17 Jumada I 1236 AH (). Mentions previous correspondences and the trade of cloth (thawb) and robes (kiswa). Names of a few people like Abū Atrawāsh, Abu Rafāʾīl, and Abū Jirjis are mentioned which could be Christian or Coptic names. Needs further examination.

https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/30995/