Letter: ENA 2741.3

Letter ENA 2741.3

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Shelfmark
ENA 2741.3
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter addressed to a certain Seʿadya or the son of Seʿadya. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: No earlier than 1425 CE, based on the mention of the ashrafī coin– which was first minted under Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay in this year. Conveys interesting details about misfortunes and financial transactions, faded but mostly legible. Mentions Dāwūd [b.] Nissim twice.

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Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 2741, f. 3; ENA 2741, fol. 3
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Translation

ENA 2741.3 1

1

ENA 2741.3 2

2
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Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 2741.3. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/12040/, accessed November 23, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/12040/