Letter: CUL Or.1081 1.8

Letter CUL Or.1081 1.8

Metadata

Shelfmark
CUL Or.1081 1.8
Primary Languages
Arabic
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Recto: Literary text in rhymed Hebrew lines. Verso: Draft of the beginning of a letter in unusual Arabic script with balls at the tops of alifs and lams. Also, in Judaeo-Arabic, drafts of the phrase: "[this is to] inform Peraḥya."

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Additional metadata

Provenance
Probably Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts
Historical shelfmarks
ULC Or 1081 Box 1 f. 8; ULC Or 1081 Box 1 fol. 8
Input date
In PGP since 2020
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Transcription
Translation

CUL Or.1081 1.8 1r

°
1r

CUL Or.1081 1.8 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts, CUL Or.1081 1.8. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/31431/ (accessed August 24, 2026).