Letter: Moss. IV,26.4

Letter Moss. IV,26.4

Metadata

Shelfmark
Moss. IV,26.4
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

Description

Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Only 2–3 lines are preserved on each side. Dating: Likely 13th century. The handwriting may be known. On one side, the sender is bemoaning his separation and says that he thinks about committing suicide by strangling every time he thinks about [...]. On the other side he refers to the pupil or scholar Ibrāhīm and "coming, together with the father." The addressee is asked to "kiss the feet" of a certain woman on the sender's behalf.

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Mosseri
Historical shelfmarks
Moss. L 32
Input date
In PGP since 2022
Cambridge University Library, Mosseri, Moss. IV,26.4. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/35342/ (accessed June 6, 2026).