Letter: ENA 3140.2

Letter ENA 3140.2

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Shelfmark
ENA 3140.2
Primary Languages
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter from a woman, probably in Damascus, to her distant husband. Written in Judaeo-Arabic and some Hebrew. Dating: Likely ca. 14th or 15th century, based on the hand, layout, and the use of the root qshʿ (qšʿ) for "see." She chastises him for abandoning her for the last 15 months, in violation of the oath he swore over a Torah in front of the judge of Damascus. "I thought you were a religious, praying man. . . ." She also mentions that her mother died. Needs further examination. ASE

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Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3140, f. 2; ENA 3140, fol. 2
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Transcription
Translation

ENA 3140.2 recto

recto

ENA 3140.2 verso

verso
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Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 3140.2. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/12053/, accessed November 27, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/12053/