Legal document: JRL Genizah Ar. 86

Legal document JRL Genizah Ar. 86

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JRL Genizah Ar. 86
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Arabic

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Elaborate state accounts on both sides, in Arabic script. Dated: Rajab 1238 AH (1823 CE). The main heading at the top of the recto mentions: المعلم يعقوب صيرفي خزينة المبيع ثغر دمياط (al-Muʿallam Yaʿqūb ṣayrafī accountant/moneychanger, treasury of sales, port of Damietta). Mentions sums of money and names. Requires further examination. MCD.

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Damietta

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John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
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JRL Gaster ar. 86; John Rylands Library, Manchester, Gaster Collection, Arabic Series 86
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In PGP since 2021
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JRL Genizah Ar. 86 1 / 1 leaf, recto

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1 / 1 leaf, recto

JRL Genizah Ar. 86 1 / 1 leaf, verso

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1 / 1 leaf, verso
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John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, JRL Genizah Ar. 86. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/32866/ (accessed September 21, 2026).