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Business letter. Addressed to Shimʿon Frances and Merkado Karo (شمعون فرانسيس والمعلم مركادة كارو) in Fustat/Cairo (Miṣr). In Arabic script. Dated: Shaʿbān 1223 AH, which is 1808 CE. The logo of the sender's company is derived from ع ك — it appears in the address and also in line 4 on recto. Mentions Damietta and two traders named Mūsā Naqūla(?) and Jirjis Karma(?). Needs further examination for content.

JRL Gaster ar. 218

Document in Arabic script. Late. Needs examination.

JRL Gaster ar. 219

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JRL Gaster ar. 22

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JRL Gaster ar. 220

Order/note in Arabic script addressed to al-Shaykh al-Rashīd, who is to pay 30 dirhams to Abū l-Faḍl for the plaster on the 17th of Dhū l-Ḥijja.

JRL Gaster ar. 221

Commercial letter. In Arabic script. Dated: 123[6?] (which would be 1820 CE). The letter is torn at the top and the right margins. Alexandria and Rashīd are mentioned. There may have been some misunderstanding between the two parties regarding the merchandise (there are at least two references to irreligion—qillat dīn). (Information from JRL catalogue.)

JRL Gaster ar. 222

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JRL Gaster ar. 223

Accounts in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals. Mentions the name ʿUthmān (among others).

JRL Gaster ar. 224

Accounts(?) in Arabic script. Late.

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