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Letter from Yeshuʿa the bookseller to an unknown addressee. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Likely 13th century, but this is a guess. The writer has been endeavoring to sell the manuscript on behalf of Sayyidnā, but it is impossible to find a buyer. It seems that he has an offer of 120 dirhams, so he writes to ask if he should sell it for that price; if not, he is going to return it, because he has worn himself out. The other manuscripts are also not selling well.

Recto: Business letter. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dealing with the copying of quires (karārīs) for Sayyidnā al-Nasi. Abū ʿAbd al-Raḥmān told the writer that the addressee had sent 4.5 dirhams, but the money never arrived. Verso: List in Arabic script. Needs examination.

Recto: Letter from Bū Zikrī (b. Eliyyahu the Judge?) to Abū ʿImrān Mūsā. In Judaeo-Arabic. Only the opening is preserved and a couple words from the margin. Verso: Note from Shelomo b. Eliyyahu to Mūsā concerning a book deal. "Give the boy the codex containing the 5 megillot. The buyer said he would only buy the two codices."