Letter: BL OR 10112B.16 + Moss. IV,53.2

Letter BL OR 10112B.16 + Moss. IV,53.2

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Shelfmark
BL OR 10112B.16 + Moss. IV,53.2
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter from Yefet b. Menashshe to his brother Abū l-Surūr Peraḥya b. Menashshe. In Judaeo-Arabic. Two fragments from the upper left side. Mentions: female dyers (? ṣabbāghāt); someone who had a bit of flax with him; and the small salted fish (ṣīr) which either Yefet or Peraḥya had requested. Also asks for items including Indian and chebulic myrobalans and ginger. He will send the kohl and the "saliva" (luʿāb). Mentions a shop, Alexandria, and a judge (shofeṭ). Join: Oded Zinger.

Related People

Sender
Yefet b. Menashshe ha-Levi
Recipient
(Abū l-Surūr) Peraḥya b. Menashshe ha-Levi

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Collections
British Library; Cambridge University Library, Mosseri
Historical shelfmarks
BM Or 10112B, f. 16; BM Or 10112B, fol. 16
Input date
In PGP since 2021
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Transcription
Translation

Moss. IV,53.2 1r

°
1r

Moss. IV,53.2 1v

°
1v
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British Library, BL OR 10112B.16 + Cambridge University Library, Mosseri, Moss. IV,53.2. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/32179/ (accessed August 17, 2026).