Letter: JRL B 7746

Letter JRL B 7746

Metadata

Shelfmark
JRL B 7746
Primary Language
Arabic

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Description

Mercantile letter in Arabic script. The names of the sender and addressee are preserved on verso but are difficult to read. The addressee's name begins Abū Isḥāq Ibrāhīm. The sender reports that the saffron arrived along with المداد(?) and الصىحة (?). He sends greetings for the holiday. The lower part of the letter is lost. Reused for accounts in Judaeo-Arabic in the upper margin of recto. The hand may be known.

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Collection
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
JRL SERIES B 7746;
Input date
In PGP since 2025
Image
Transcription
Translation

JRL B 7746 1 / 1 leaf, recto

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1 / 1 leaf, recto

JRL B 7746 1 / 1 leaf, verso

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1 / 1 leaf, verso
Image Permissions Statement
  • JRL B 7746: Image rights: The University of Manchester Library. Access rights: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 None
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, JRL B 7746. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/40374/ (accessed October 13, 2026).