Paraliterary text: BL OR 5566D.27

Paraliterary text BL OR 5566D.27

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Shelfmark
BL OR 5566D.27
Primary Languages
Arabic
Hebrew

Description

Recto: excerpts of Arabic poetry, transcribed into Judaeo-Arabic. The poem beginning in line 6 is credited to Qays b. al-Mulawwah (Majnun Layla) in some anthologies. Verso: extremely faded Hebrew in large letters. Needs further examination. ASE.

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Collection
British Library
Historical shelfmarks
BM Or 5566D, fol. 27; BM Or 5566D, f. 27
Input date
In PGP since 2020
British Library, BL OR 5566D.27. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/19269/, accessed April 21, 2025.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/19269/