Michaelides Fragments : Letter

Michaelides Fragments

<p style='text-align: justify;'><a href='' onclick='store.loadPage(1);return false;'>Recto:</a> Text opens after basmala: ابقاكم الله وحفظكم واتم النعمة عليكم وزاد فى احسانه اليكم. The main body of the letter opens: كتابى اليكم وانا فى العافية. Addressed to the sister and wife of the writer (cf. يا اختى ويا مريتى). Conveys greetings to various people. <a href='' onclick='store.loadPage(2);return false;'>Verso:</a> Continuation of the letter on the recto, with the address at the top of the leaf: لابى الحسن ابقاه الله من ام يحيى. </p>