State document: ENA 3944.17

State document ENA 3944.17

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ENA 3944.17
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Primary Language
Arabic

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Two fiscal documents, in Arabic script. Dating: ca. 12th C. Recto is headed "al-muqīmīn" and mentions "al-mustakhraj" in the third line, probably related to tax payments, and refers to people such as awlād al-Fakhr(?). There is also some text in the left margin, which reads as "al-tawqīʿ". The document begins with: المقيمين بما في ضمانها والباقي على المزارعين للضيعة(؟) بحكم. Also mentions the produce/harvest "الغلة المستخرج". Verso is a ḍarība, literally a synonym for tax, but has myriad connotations. The next line begins with "zakāt al-ladhī"and refers to an iqṭāʿ. Possibly dated to the period of al-Ḥāfiẓ because of the mention of "al-ghallāt/ghulām al-Ḥāfiẓī". Needs further examination.

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Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3944, f. 17; ENA 3944, fol. 17
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In PGP since 2017
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ENA 3944.17 recto

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recto

ENA 3944.17 verso

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verso
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Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 3944.17. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/10461/ (accessed June 7, 2026).