Literary text: ENA 3918.12

Literary text ENA 3918.12

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Shelfmark
ENA 3918.12
Primary Language
Arabic

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Description

Literary text in Arabic script. Includes the well-known story of Ibn al-Sammāk who visited Hārūn al-Rashīd, who was drinking water. Ibn al-Sammāk stopped him from drinking and asked what he would give to be able to drink if he were forbidden from doing so. "My whole kingdom!" He then let him drink, upon which he asked what he would give to be able to urinate it out. "My whole kingdom!" Ergo, a kingdom is worth nothing more than a drink and some urine.

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3918, f. 12; ENA 3918, fol. 12
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Transcription
Translation

ENA 3918.12 recto

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recto

ENA 3918.12 verso

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verso
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  • ENA 3918.12: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 3918.12. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/10224/ (accessed August 16, 2026).