Letter: ENA NS 49.15

Letter ENA NS 49.15

Metadata

Shelfmark
ENA NS 49.15
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Fragment of a business letter addressed to [...] b. Abū ʿAlī. In Judaeo-Arabic. Rudimentary hand and spellings (e.g. לאך for לך). Mentions saffron; various other commodities and prices and shipping logistics; having sent something with Khuḍayr; various quantities in "jarawī raṭls"; balsam oil; "little ships" (muraykibāt) from al-Shām; and greetings to Abū l-Fakhr.

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA NS 49, f. 15; ENA NS 49, fol. 15
Input date
In PGP since 2017
Image
Transcription
Translation

ENA NS 49.15 1

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ENA NS 49.15 2

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  • ENA NS 49.15: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA NS 49.15. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/12164/ (accessed June 6, 2026).