Literary text: AIU VII.A.18

Literary text AIU VII.A.18

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AIU VII.A.18
Primary Language
Arabic

Description

Literary text, in Arabic script. Mentions ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib and the Prophet Muḥammad. Probably a fragment of a larger Shīʿī text recounting attributes of ʿAlī, especially the incident when ʿAlī stood on the Prophet's shoulders to demolish the idols over the Kaʿba. Reused for a letter in JA.

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Collection
Alliance Israélite Universelle
Historical shelfmarks
AIU VII A 18
Input date
In PGP since 2024
Alliance Israélite Universelle, AIU VII.A.18. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/40120/ (accessed February 8, 2026).