Letter: ENA NS 50.19

Letter ENA NS 50.19

Metadata

Shelfmark
ENA NS 50.19
Primary Language
Arabic

What's in the PGP

  • Image

Description

Letter in Arabic script. The lower ~10 lines are preserved. Faded in places. Some phrases: "...if he is still alive..." (l. 4); "going up to Jerusalem" (ll. 4–5); "the two congregations" (al-jamāʿatān) (l. 7). Ends with a ḥamdala and ṣalwala (prayers for the prophet Muḥammad). Reused for Hebrew piyyuṭ on verso. Needs further examination.

Related Places

Mentioned
Jerusalem

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA NS 50, f. 19; ENA NS 50, fol. 19
Input date
In PGP since 2022
Image
Transcription
Translation

ENA NS 50.19 2

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2

ENA NS 50.19 1

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1
Image Permissions Statement
  • ENA NS 50.19: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA NS 50.19. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/35503/ (accessed June 6, 2026).