Letter: BL OR 5542.28

Letter BL OR 5542.28

Metadata

Shelfmark
BL OR 5542.28
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

Description

Letter of appeal for charity. In Judaeo-Arabic. Possibly a formulary, in the most general terms, written in large, monumental script. (Information from Goitein’s index card.)

Additional metadata

Collection
British Library
Historical shelfmarks
BM; BM Or 5542, f. 28; BM Or 5542, fol. 28
Input date
In PGP since 2017
British Library, BL OR 5542.28. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/6222/ (accessed August 24, 2026).