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Cairo Genizah

<p style='text-align: justify;'>Late commercial letter to Isaac regarding the shipping of goat wool. Mentions a number of individuals, including Cosmo (קוזמו), Simon (סימון), Moses Juwaylī (משה גויילי), Jacob Granāṭī (יעקב גרנאטי), Jacob Tabūlī (יעקב ן טבולי), Husayn Aga (חסיו אגא), Mustafa (מצטפי), and Samuel and Joseph. Customs taxes (מכס), the cities of Rosetta (רשיד) and Venice (ויניציאה), and ships’ captains (קפטאן) are also mentioned. Dated Wednesday 2nd Tamuz ‘after midnight’ (written as ב with two sublinear dots to differentiate from כ). A large amount of the letter is written in the margins.</p>

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