Literary text: ENA 2709.29–30

Literary text ENA 2709.29–30

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Shelfmark
ENA 2709.29 + ENA 2709.30
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Two leaves from a book of interesting medical remedies, in Judaeo-Arabic. The remedies preserved here are topicals, e.g., for skin lesions and ulcers, cosmetics for the face, and compresses including one for heavy menstrual bleeding and vaginal bleeding during pregnancy: (take) peeled lentils, pomegranate peel, saffron, gallnut, seed of al-Amīr Bārīs (= barbārīs = barberry); these should be ground up and made into a paste with vinegar and applied to the belly/uterus (baṭn) and to the pubic region (ʿāna).

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 2709, fol. 29; ENA 2709, f. 29; ENA 2709, fol. 30; ENA 2709, f. 30
Input date
In PGP since 2023
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Translation

ENA 2709.29 recto

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ENA 2709.29 verso

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ENA 2709.30 recto

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ENA 2709.30 verso

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  • ENA 2709.29: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
  • ENA 2709.30: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 2709.29 + Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 2709.30. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/38028/ (accessed October 14, 2026).