Geniza Lab

Letter, probably. Small fragment. In Arabic script. The lower fragment is astrological tables (in Arabic script).

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Literary text in Arabic script. Calligraphic. Bifolium from a codex. The text is arranged in very neat columns, with space between the hemistichs of each line. Rhyming couplets. Telling the story of a king.

Letter fragment. In Arabic script. Addressed to an amīr. Not much of the content remains: the upper margin mentions the letter of Sayyidnā. On verso there is the beginning of another letter, but this is probably too faded to read.

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Deed of acknowledgment (iqrār) in Arabic script. Needs examination.

State document, fragmentary, in chancery hand. Mentions the province of Damietta (thagr dimyāṭ) and someone's arrival/appointment to it. Also has an ʿalama in the middle. Needs further examination.

Letter in Arabic script. Only the introduction and a couple lines of the body are preserved (mentioning Ṣaʿīd/Upper Egypt?). The writer is Muslim.

Letter or petition in Arabic script. Wide space between the lines. Three lines are preserved.

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Legal document in Arabic script. Perhaps a bill of sale. Needs examination.

Document in Arabic script. Needs examination.

Letter in Arabic script. The sender may be Yaḥyā b. Ḥāmid(?) b. Sālim. Needs examination.

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