A fascinating piece detailing Muslim scribes’ involvement in Genizah /Geniza documents.
And I am so looking forward to the publication of the Indian Ocean project.
May's Document of the Month explores a surprising phenomenon among the Cairo Geniza documents: Muslim blessings for the prophet Muḥammad in mercantile letters sent by C12th Jewish traders.
Read Alan Elbaum's piece now on our project website: bit.ly/DotMMay26
#medievalsky #cairogeniza #documents
