Letter: ENA NS 7.42

Letter ENA NS 7.42

Metadata

Shelfmark
ENA NS 7.42
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

  • Image

Description

Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Elegant hand. Dating: likely 13th–15th century based on handwriting and linguistic features. Refers to a household of women who are "naked and are without a man to enter. . . their hunger is greater than their satiety. . . ." It seems the addressee is urged to come help. The sender also inquires about whether the addressee's cousin (ibn ʿamma) will come. The sender asks that someone send for his children 100 or 50 dirhams.

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA NS 7, f. 42; ENA NS 7, fol. 42
Input date
In PGP since 2017
Image
Transcription
Translation

ENA NS 7.42 1

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ENA NS 7.42 2

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Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA NS 7.42. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/11849/, accessed November 24, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/11849/