Paraliterary text: JRL B 5664

Paraliterary text JRL B 5664

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JRL B 5664

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A partially preserved medical prescription that mentions burnt goat-horn, eggplant, and a cup of wine. The recto (B 5664-1), in the same hand, bears a complete prescription, for menstruation. For a prescription that includes burnt goat-horn, see Sabur b. Sahl, Aqrabadhin al-saghir / The Small Dispensatory (trans. Oliver Kahl, 2003, p. 50). For the materia medica of the Geniza community, see E. Lev and Z. Amar, Practical Materia Medica of the Eastern Mediterranean According to the Cairo Genizah (Brill, 2008). For pharmacies, see Med. Soc. II.

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John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks
JRL SERIES B 5664;
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In PGP since 2004
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JRL B 5664 1 / 1 leaf, recto

1 / 1 leaf, recto
Luke Yarbrough's digital edition.

JRL B 5664 1 / 1 leaf, verso

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1 / 1 leaf, verso
  1. יוכד קרן מאעז מחרוק [..
  2. קאטר מתקאל ונצף ובאדנגאן [.
  3. קדח כמר ותשרבה והי מתק[אל
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  • JRL B 5664: Image rights: The University of Manchester Library. Access rights: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 None
John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, JRL B 5664. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/5246/ (accessed December 8, 2025).