Letter: Moss. II,158.1

Letter Moss. II,158.1

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Moss. II,158.1
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Petition to a woman from a prisoner (?) in rudimentary script and spelling, asking her "on the life of al-Shaykh Abū l-Maḥāsin" to do a certain favor for the writer (something about visiting a prison at night?).

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Collection
Cambridge University Library, Mosseri
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In PGP since 2020
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Translation

Moss. II,158.1 1r

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1r
Marina Rustow's digital edition.

Recto

  1. בשמך רהמנה
  2. אנא אקבל יד אלסת אלגלילה ואסלהא בחיאת
  3. אלשיך אבי אלמחאסן אמא אצפתי אלי גמיל
  4. חצרתך אלקדים ואלגדיד באן תתפצלי עליה
  5. במגי ליל ומחגר ברסם ערצי לא אעדמני
  6. אללה תפצלך אבדא

Moss. II,158.1 1v

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1v
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