Literary text: Frankfurt 143

Literary text Frankfurt 143

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Shelfmark
Frankfurt 143
Primary Languages
Arabic
Hebrew

Description

Recto: Arabic poem written in two columns, rhyming on -ānī. It seems to be a lament for the destruction of Jerusalem (وخرب الله ذاك البيت الجليل المقدس . . . . لماذا اصابنا وماذا . . . . بالندم والاحزان . . . .الشعب الذين اصطحقهم(؟) . . . . فخرج من الاقطار آل اسراييل كلهم . . . . . .العظيم الشان . . . . ). Merits further examination Verso: Seliḥa in Hebrew for Yom Kippur.

Additional metadata

Collection
Frankfurt (Schocken Photostats)
Input date
In PGP since 2025
Frankfurt (Schocken Photostats), Frankfurt 143. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/40577/ (accessed December 7, 2025).