Letter: JRL B 8325

Letter JRL B 8325

Metadata

Shelfmark
JRL B 8325
Primary Language
Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Fragment of a letter in Arabic script. Dating: likely Mamluk-era based on the hand. The sender refers to witnesses in the village or estate (fī l-ḍayʿa al-shuhūd); and he seems to refer to his sword dating from the days of his father (wa-huwa sayf al-mamlūk. . . wa-hādhā l-sayf min ʿahd wālid al-mamlūk); and perhaps that he will deliver the sword to Ismāʿīl who will deliver it to the addressee. Merits further examination. On verso there is a spell in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Judaeo-Arabic for inflaming somebody's heart with love.

Additional metadata

Collection
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
JRL SERIES B 8325;
Input date
In PGP since 2025
Image
Transcription
Translation

JRL B 8325 1 / 1 leaf, recto

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1 / 1 leaf, recto

JRL B 8325 1 / 1 leaf, verso

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1 / 1 leaf, verso
Image Permissions Statement
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John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, JRL B 8325. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/40315/ (accessed October 13, 2026).