State document: ENA 3941.4

State document ENA 3941.4

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ENA 3941.4
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Primary Language
Arabic

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Official receipt issued by a state diwan/bureau. Dated: Jumādā II 1239 AH, which is February 1824 CE (but this reading should be checked). Mentions ʿUmar Agha the superintendent of freights of silk (nāẓir anwāl al-ḥarīr), apparently in the Bīṭāsh area of Alexandria (mentions وكالة البيطاش). Witnessed by Aḥmad Ghānim al-[...]. Needs further examination.

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Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3941, f. 4; ENA 3941, fol. 4
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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ENA 3941.4 recto

recto

ENA 3941.4 verso

verso
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Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 3941.4. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/11247/, accessed December 22, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/11247/