Letter: Moss. II,139

Letter Moss. II,139

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Moss. II,139
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Fragment of a letter to 'my brother.' In Judaeo-Arabic. Mostly urgings to write back and expressions of longing. Apparently sent from Qūṣ. The response should be sent to the shop of Abū l-Majīd. The sender describes the severity of his or her longing for the addressee on the holiday ("my tears preceded my words... my [...] cried out till they nearly died of crying out"). (Information in part from CUDL.)

Related Places

Mentioned
Fustat, Qūṣ

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Collection
Cambridge University Library, Mosseri
Input date
In PGP since 2018
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Translation

Moss. II,139 1r

°
1r
Alan Elbaum's digital edition (2022).

Recto:

  1. ותק[
  2. כנת . . לי קעת פי קוץ . [
  3. אן יגי אלי מצר סיר לי כתיב
  4. אלי דוכאן אבו אלמגיד אל . .
  5. אשמיעין וערפני חאלך ומא אנת
  6. פיה פלא תסאל מא //אנא// פיה מן אלשוק
  7. ואללה יעלם כיף כאן עידי
  8. ואס/א/ל אלגמאעה כיף כנת דמעתי
  9. תסבק כלמתי וצריפיה תזעק
  10. חתי כאד אן תמות ממא תזעק
  11. יאמולי ויאכיי . . . . . . . . . ושל[ום

Moss. II,139 1v

°
1v

Verso:

  1. ] . . מדה . . . אן [. . . . . .]מע
  2. ] . . אלכלאם ותקעד ושלום
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