State document: JRL Genizah Ar. 64

State document JRL Genizah Ar. 64

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JRL Genizah Ar. 64
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Primary Language
Arabic

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Receipt or order of payment issued by the state administration for silk production in Alexandria. Dated 25 Ramadan[?] 1235 AH which is 1819 CE. A state official, the "overseer of silk looms [in] Alexandria" signed and stamped the document. A certain Barakāt al-ṣarrāf is also mentioned, possibly the same official mentioned in JRL SERIES C 7 (PGPID 31857). MCD.

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Alexandria

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Collection
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
JRL Gaster ar. 64; John Rylands Library, Manchester, Gaster Collection, Arabic Series 64
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In PGP since 2021
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JRL Genizah Ar. 64 1 / 1 leaf, recto

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1 / 1 leaf, recto

JRL Genizah Ar. 64 1 / 1 leaf, verso

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1 / 1 leaf, verso
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John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, JRL Genizah Ar. 64. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/32844/ (accessed June 5, 2026).