Literary text: ENA 2808.33

Literary text ENA 2808.33

Metadata

Shelfmark
ENA 2808.33
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Popular literature, probably. In partially rhymed Judaeo-Arabic. Narrates a painful parting from a friend ("I was left in a difficult state, like he who sits on an ember"). Further down: "Then, one day we drank in the house of a friend... our cupbearer was a black (asmar) man, graceful and elegant..."

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 2808, f. 33; ENA 2808, fol. 33
Input date
In PGP since 2021
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Transcription
Translation

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  • ENA 2808.33: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 2808.33. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/35004/ (accessed June 10, 2026).