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Spain This section of a letter to Abū al-Saʿad ha-Levi, that is Ḥalfon, is written in a typical but very eloquent Sephardic script. The letter was short to begin with, and now only a little of its opening and most of what is written in the margins is missing. The writer, whose identity is unknown, scribbled words in Arabic letters inside the Arabic text - The writing is in Hebrew letters. It seems that he wrote everything in a hurry, and it is not always clear whether a certain letter is written in Hebrew letters or in Arabic letters. Because of these difficulties and the poor state of preservation of the letter, the decipherment and translation are provided in several places. The writer also sent blessings in the name of his father. The inscription حضرة المرتبة حرست (ח̇צר̈ה אלמרתב̈ה חרסת, in translation: Darat his majesty, may God preserve it') has not been found in the same language in another place by the hour. 2 (Information from Goitein and Friedman, India Book IV)