Letter: CUL Or.1080 J18

Letter CUL Or.1080 J18

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CUL Or.1080 J18

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Approval for receiving money, to Nahray b. Nissim. Second half of 11th century. An unknown merchant approves that he received 300 dirhams from Nahray for goods that are about to arrive in ships. Nahray would take this amount from the value he will get for the goods, which Nahray will sell. (Information from Gil, Kingdom, Vol. 4, #845) VMR

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Nahray b. Nissim

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Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts
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ULC Or 1080 J 18
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CUL Or.1080 J18 recto

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Moshe Gil, In the Kingdom of Ishmael‎ (in Hebrew) (Tel Aviv University, 1997), vol. 4.

recto

  1. אלדי קבעת מן אבו יחיי נהראי ש דרה

  2. יקבצהא מן מא יצל אליה פי אלמראכב

  3. מן תחת ידה מע מא ידפע בעד דלך

Moshe Gil, In the Kingdom of Ishmael‎ (in Hebrew) (Tel Aviv University, 1997), vol. 4.

recto

אשר קיבלתי מאבו יחיא נהוראי: ש' דרהמים, שאותם יגבה ממה שיגיע אליו באוניות (ויהיה) תחת ידו, (יחד) עם מה שישלם אחר כך.

Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts, CUL Or.1080 J18. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/5658/ (accessed December 15, 2025).