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Cairo Genizah : Letter

Abū l-Surūr, Abū l-Surūr

Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'><p>Upper part of a commercial letter from Abū l-Surūr, reporting that he had travelled from Mahdiyya to Alexandria, and containing a list of prices for various commodities, including 62 dinars for pepper. The journey from al-Mahdiyya to Alexandria took an unusually long time (35 days). Greetings are sent to Abū l-Iṣḥaq. From the late 11th or early 12th century.</p></p>


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