رسالة: T-S 13J20.4

رسالة T-S 13J20.4

بيانات التعريف

علامة الرف
T-S 13J20.4
اللغة الأساسية
Judaeo-Arabic

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  • 1 Translation

الوصف

Calligraphic letter requesting help for a man who is out of work and has a large family which would be satisfied with getting a mere piece of bread. Dating: probably 11th or 12th century. (Information in part from Goitein's index card.)

العلامات

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Box 13 J 20, f. 4; TS Box 13 J 20, fol. 4; TS 13 J 20, fol. 4; TS 13 J 20, f. 4
تاريخ الإدخال
In PGP since 2017
صورة
النصوص المفرّغة
الترجمة

T-S 13J20.4 1r

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S. D. Goitein's unpublished edition (1950–85).
  1. בש רח
  2. והיה מעשה הצדקה שלום ועבודת הצ וג
  3. אשרי משכיל אל דל ביום רעה ימלטהו ייי ג
  4. אללה תעאלי דכרה יסתגיב פי מולאי אלשיך אלאגל
  5. צאלח אלאדעיה ויאריך ימיו בטוב ושנותיו בנעימים
  6. עבדה קאצד אלי אללה סבחאנה ואלי חטרתה
  7. חטרתה(!) אלכרימה פי מא יסתעאן בה
  8. עלי אלזמאן פעאילתה תקילה והו בטאל
  9. לא יציב מא יתצרף //בה// ולו בתחציל
  10. אלכבז פקט קד קנעו בה וקד עלם אלכאלק
  11. לקד חרץ פי מא יגנא בה ען תכסיף אלוגה
  12. מא וגד פאללה תעאלי לא יקטע ען
  13. חטרתה פעל אלכיר אבדא ויוקפה לה
  14. פי שדאידה ושלומו יגדל לעד נצח סלה
  15. ישע רב וג
Mark Cohen, The Voice of the Poor in the Middle Ages (Princeton University Press, 2005).

Recto

  1. In (your) n(ame, O) Me(rciful) 
  2. "For the work of charity shall be peace, and the effect of ch(arity, calm and confidence forever)" (Isaiah 32:17). 
  3. “Happy is he who is thoughtful of the wretched; in bad times (may the Lord) keep him from harm" (Psalm 41:2). 
  4. May God, may His mention be exalted, answer (my) pious prayers on behalf of my master the most
  5. illustrious elder and lengthen your days with goodness and your years with favor.
  6. Your slave turns to God, may He be praised, and to your noble
  7. excellency
  8. for help against Fate. I am burdened with a family and am out of work, 
  9. unable to get a hold of anything for expenses,
  10. even for bread to satisfy them. The Creator knows
  11. how I desire to find that which would free me from the need to uncover my face.
  12. May God the exalted never keep your
  13. excellency from doing charity and may He make it stand in your favor when you are
  14. experiencing adversity. May your peace increase forever and ever. Selah. 
  15. May salvation come. 

T-S 13J20.4 1v

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بيان أذونات الصورة
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