Letter: T-S AS 167.30

Description

Verso (probably original use): Fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. The female sender complains about the lack of letters from the addressee. "People came from Damascus and informed me that you are [healthy] and doing well. . . but I am a stranger and alone. . . " In the margin: ". . . you between the two trenches (bayn al-khandaqayn), and you told me. . . and the Franks captured him/it. . . ." Recto (probably secondary use): Also a letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic and Hebrew, possibly a draft. Damaged and difficult to read, but seems mostly formulaic blessings and greetings. Might be the beginning of a petition requesting assistance. The names Fāṭima and Mubāraka appear at the top, and it is unclear how these relate to the document.