Letter: ENA 3918.10

Letter ENA 3918.10

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Shelfmark
ENA 3918.10
Primary Language
Arabic
Secondary Language
Hebrew

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Description

Letter(s) in Arabic script. Recto and verso are probably distinct letters. Dating: Likely 13th century or later. The letter on recto appears to be from a father (al-wālidī) to a son (al-walad al-ʿazīz al-muwaffaq al-saʿīd). Only the opening greetings are preserved. The letter on verso mentions names such as al-Shaykh al-Thiqa Abū l-Bishr and Mūsā. There is one phrase in Hebrew script, the title of the book הלכות מאכלות אסורות ('the laws of forbidden foods'), which the addressee is asked to have copied for the writer. The addressee is asked to take payment for two items from the bearer. The remnant of the address reads, "the children of the Jews (awlād al-yahūd), Fustat."

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Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3918, f. 10; ENA 3918, fol. 10
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Transcription
Translation

ENA 3918.10 recto

recto

ENA 3918.10 verso

verso
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  • ENA 3918.10: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 3918.10. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/10222/, accessed November 23, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/10222/