Letter: JRL A 1800

Letter JRL A 1800

Metadata

Shelfmark
JRL A 1800
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

  • Image

Description

Informal note addressed to 'the father.' In Judaeo-Arabic. Asking him to send with the bearer the 100 dirhams that are with Maymūn for the construction expenses on the wind catcher (bādhanj). Dating: Probably early 13th century. Might be in the hand of Shelomo b. Eliyyahu. AA. ASE.

Tags

Additional metadata

Collection
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
JRL SERIES A 1800;
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

JRL A 1800 1 / 1 leaf, recto

°
1 / 1 leaf, recto

JRL A 1800 1 / 1 leaf, verso

°
1 / 1 leaf, verso
Image Permissions Statement
  • JRL A 1800: Image rights: The University of Manchester Library. Access rights: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 None
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, JRL A 1800. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/28204/ (accessed February 6, 2026).