Letter: Moss. II,194.4

Letter Moss. II,194.4

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Moss. II,194.4
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

Additional metadata

Input date
In PGP since 2018

Description

Carefully written begging letter from a woman to the Nagid David Maimonides (probably David b. Avraham b. Moshe). In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: ca. 1237–1300. She is married to a tailor and lives on charity with her children in a house belonging to the Qodesh with no roof, and winter has just begun. Refers to a sum of 30 dinars, perhaps the delayed marriage payment she was owed but never received. It is possible that the letter was left unfinished. (Information in part from CUDL)

Moss. II,194.4 1r

1r

Transcription

Translation

Moss. II,194.4 1v

1v
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