Letter: JRL Genizah Ar. 324

Letter JRL Genizah Ar. 324

Metadata

Shelfmark
JRL Genizah Ar. 324
Primary Language
Arabic

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Description

Letter in Arabic script. Only a few lines from near the beginning are preserved. Mentions "the son of my paternal uncle Jibrīl," who may have defamed the sender or harmed him in some other way (lit. "stabbed"): وطعني ابن عمي جبريل طعنة بالغة. On verso there are jottings of accounts in Arabic script.

Additional metadata

Collection
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
JRL Gaster ar. 324; John Rylands Library, Manchester, Gaster Collection, Arabic Series 324
Input date
In PGP since 2021
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Transcription
Translation

JRL Genizah Ar. 324 1 / 1 leaf, recto

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1 / 1 leaf, recto

JRL Genizah Ar. 324 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. 324. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/33019/ (accessed June 7, 2026).