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Abī l-Ḥayy had been in Buḥayra buying grain; he mentions the movement of ships from Alexandria to the Maghrib, and trade with the east, presumably Shām and possibly Iraq; also mentions other commodities, including silk, wax and alkali; Ibn al-Baʿbāʿ is mentioned in the margin.
ENA 2805,
f. 26,
ed. A.L. Udovitch Letter from Musa b. Abi'l-Hayy Khalila in Alexandria to Nahray b. Nissim in Fustat, ca. 1060-1075. Z.F. 3-7-90 (p)
...I arrived hereyesterday (at the time of) writing this letter. I met with my lord Abū l-Faraj Yeshuaʿ more than12 days ago. - Related People
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