State document: JRL Genizah Ar. 294

State document JRL Genizah Ar. 294

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JRL Genizah Ar. 294
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Arabic

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Order of payment. In Arabic. Dated 7 Rabīʿ II 1239 AH, which is 1823 CE. Issued by the Dīwān Anwāl li-Maṣliḥat al-Ḥarīr, an institution in Alexandria connected to the state's monopoly on silk production during Meḥmed ʿAlī Pasha's administration. MCD.

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Alexandria

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John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
JRL Gaster ar. 294; John Rylands Library, Manchester, Gaster Collection, Arabic Series 294
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In PGP since 2020
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JRL Genizah Ar. 294 1 / 1 leaf, recto

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1 / 1 leaf, recto
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John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, JRL Genizah Ar. 294. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/31813/ (accessed February 24, 2026).