Letter: ENA 3687.5–6

Letter ENA 3687.5–6

Metadata

Shelfmark
ENA 3687.5 + ENA 3687.6
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 11th or 12th century. Large, but faded and damaged. Refers repeatedly to excommunicating certain people; also mentions a fatwā related to the excommunication. The sender has enclosed a testimony and a validation (qiyyum) with this letter. Mentions people such as Barakāt, Shemuel, Abū l-Ḥasan al-ʿAṭṭar, and [...] b. Bū ʿUmar. Needs further examination.

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3687.5–6;ENA 3687, f. 5; ENA 3687, fol. 5; ENA 3687, f. 6; ENA 3687, fol. 6
Input date
In PGP since 2021
Image
Transcription
Translation

ENA 3687.5 recto

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recto

ENA 3687.5 verso

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verso

ENA 3687.6 recto

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recto

ENA 3687.6 verso

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verso
Image Permissions Statement
  • ENA 3687.5: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
  • ENA 3687.6: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL)
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 3687.5 + Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 3687.6. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/34308/ (accessed June 2, 2026).