Letter: JRL Genizah Ar. 2

Letter JRL Genizah Ar. 2

Metadata

Shelfmark
JRL Genizah Ar. 2
Primary Language
Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Fol. 1: Letter in Arabic script. The addressee is called "al-ṣabiyy(?) al-akram... al-jamālī jamāl al-dunyā wa-l-dīn..." The text is quite faded and difficult to read. Mentions a ghulām and it seems the city of Ṣanʿāʾ (في صنعا), unless this is an orthographic variant of "ṣanʿa" and means "craft/trade." Needs further examination.

Related Places

Possibly mentioned
Ṣanʿāʾ

Additional metadata

Collection
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
JRL Gaster ar. 2; John Rylands Library, Manchester, Gaster Collection, Arabic Series 2
Input date
In PGP since 2021
Image
Transcription
Translation

JRL Genizah Ar. 2 1 / 2 leaves, recto

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1 / 2 leaves, recto

JRL Genizah Ar. 2 1 / 2 leaves, verso

°
1 / 2 leaves, verso

JRL Genizah Ar. 2 2 / 2 leaves, recto

2 / 2 leaves, recto

JRL Genizah Ar. 2 2 / 2 leaves, verso

2 / 2 leaves, verso
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John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, JRL Genizah Ar. 2. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/32580/ (accessed February 25, 2026).