Letter: JRL Gaster ar. 394

Letter JRL Gaster ar. 394

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Shelfmark
JRL Gaster ar. 394
Primary Language
Arabic
Secondary Language
Hebrew

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Description

Letter of appeal from Yefet addressed to al-Shaykh al-Raḍiyy. In Arabic script, with the sender's name in Hebrew script. He begs for a small sum of money and/or bread. "By your religion... Do not turn away my messenger empty-handed." On verso there are two more lines of Arabic text connected to the letter and some jottings that include Greek/Coptic numerals.

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Collection
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
John Rylands Library, Manchester, Gaster Collection, Arabic Series 394
Input date
In PGP since 2021
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Translation

JRL Gaster ar. 394 1 / 1 leaf, recto

1 / 1 leaf, recto

JRL Gaster ar. 394 1 / 1 leaf, verso

1 / 1 leaf, verso
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  • JRL Gaster ar. 394: Image rights: The University of Manchester Library. Access rights: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, JRL Gaster ar. 394. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/33089/, accessed November 30, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/33089/