Letter: ENA 2808.40b

Letter ENA 2808.40b

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Shelfmark
ENA 2808.40b
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

Description

Recto: Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Addressed to a woman. Dating: No earlier than 1425 CE, as the ashrafī is mentioned– a coinage type that was first minted under Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay in this year. The sender orders a raṭl of cheese (last line).

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Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 2808, f. 40b; ENA 2808, fol. 40b
Input date
In PGP since 2021
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 2808.40b. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/33941/, accessed November 27, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/33941/