List or table: JRL Genizah Ar. 496

List or table JRL Genizah Ar. 496

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Shelfmark
JRL Genizah Ar. 496
Primary Language
Arabic

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Mercantile account in Arabic related to the India trade. Mentions payments for the customs (maks) of Bāḍiʿ and ʿAydhāb (recto, ll. 1–2). Then mentions cinnamon (l. 3); a bale of lac (l. 5); aromatic wood (l. 7). Verso mentions "going up to [...]"; a fee for a certain commodity (ما اجرته في مونى مما يخص هذه البضاعة); the hire of passage and a ship (kirā wa-markab) "from the associates of the Sharīf" (?? min khullān al-sharīf) to ʿAydhāb. On al-Sharīf as a shipowner operating out of ʿAydhāb, see L-G Misc. 13 (PGPID 9114).

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Mentioned
ʿAydhāb, Bāḍiʿ

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Collection
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
JRL Gaster ar. 496; John Rylands Library, Manchester, Gaster Collection, Arabic Series 496
Input date
In PGP since 2021
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JRL Genizah Ar. 496 1 / 1 leaf, recto

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1 / 1 leaf, recto

JRL Genizah Ar. 496 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. 496. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/33191/ (accessed October 17, 2026).