Letter: ENA 3734.11

Letter ENA 3734.11

Metadata

Shelfmark
ENA 3734.11
Primary Languages
Arabic
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Recto: Mercantile accounts in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 11th century. Mentions names such as Yosef, ʿAyyāsh, Barhūn, and Ghālib. The term barqalū (mid-sized bale) also appears frequently. Verso: address of a letter, written both in Judaeo-Arabic and in Arabic script. Faded and difficult to read; but the sender might be [...] b. Mūsā and the addressee might be Abū Isḥāq. The address is made out to Fustat.

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3734, fol. 11; ENA 3734, f. 11
Input date
In PGP since 2023
Image
Transcription
Translation

ENA 3734.11 recto

recto

ENA 3734.11 verso

verso
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  • ENA 3734.11: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 3734.11. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/38257/, accessed December 21, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/38257/