رسالة: T-S 13J33.10

الوصف

Letter from Daniel b. Ṭoviyya to a family member, possibly his elder brother (the Arabic address on verso mentions the name Abū l-Faḍl). In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in Arabic script. Dated: 9 Kislev 1479 of the Seleucid Era (= 23 November 1167 CE). The sender reports on his travel to Damietta, where he was unable to leave the caravanserai for several days, and other matters. The sender's mother and grandmother are greeted with particular affection, and many other people are mentioned, including Abū l-Surūr Ibn al-Amʿaṭ (known from Halper 345, T-S 12.527, T-S 8Ja1.4, and probably Moss. VII,8.3). Greetings to: Amīn al-Dawla Muslim/Musallam, Abū ʿAlī al-Ḥemdat Ibn al-Sukkarī. Abū l-Fakhr al-Ṣayrafī (the banker), and the latter’s business partner Barakāt. The sender has passed on the addressee's greetings to al-shaykh al-sadīd Abū l-Riḍā. Finally, greetings to three people who are probably female slaves: Fayrūz ("turquoise"), Nadd ("ambergris perfume"), and זכיר(?). (Information in part from CUDL and Goitein's index card and attached notes.)