Letter: ENA NS 52.9

Letter ENA NS 52.9

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Shelfmark
ENA NS 52.9
Primary Languages
Arabic
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter from Yeshuʿa b. Yefet to two brothers, to the dukkān of Bāb al-Futūḥ, which means this was probably sent to New Cairo rather than Fustat. In Hebrew (introduction) and Judaeo-Arabic (body) and Arabic script (address). Dating: looks ca. 13th or 14th century. One of the addressees is named Maḥāsin [b. Ab]ū l-Ḥasan al-Nākhudha, and the address also refers to the shopowner الي אלכהן = Eli[yya?] al-Kohen. Only a couple lines of the body of the letter are preserved: ולדי יצל אלי עלם אלמואלי אלכרימין באן אלממלוך משתאק אלי נצרכם כתיר פאן . . . יחן אלי עלעצב פנח . . .

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Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA NS 52, fol. 9; ENA NS 52, f. 9
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Transcription
Translation

ENA NS 52.9 1

1

ENA NS 52.9 2

2
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  • ENA NS 52.9: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA NS 52.9. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/12177/, accessed November 23, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/12177/