Letter: CUL Or.1080 15.19

Letter CUL Or.1080 15.19

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Shelfmark
CUL Or.1080 15.19
Document Date
Primary Language
Spanish

Description

Letter in Spanish with columns of numerical calculations at bottom that appears to be dated 5 Tamuz 5437 or July 5 1677CE (the "4" is faint and must be read at 140-200% zoom with high contrast on FGP). The fragment's verso folio is in fact the first page of the letter and it includes a dated heading with the letter's place of recording as Damietta/Dimyat. Just before the calculations begin, "ermano Aron de Abram" is mentioned in what may indicate familial ties to the fragment's author (l. 14r). In lines 8-9r, "en comienda" as separate words is mentioned for example in the phrase: "dara la inclusa con mil en comiendas." Below the accounts one "rais Fattiah" is mentioned, perhaps a ship captain. MCD.

Related Places

Origin
Damietta

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Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts
Historical shelfmarks
ULC Or 1080 Box 15 fol. 19; ULC Or 1080 Box 15 f. 19
Input date
In PGP since 2020
Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts, CUL Or.1080 15.19. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/19720/ (accessed June 2, 2026).