Letter: Moss. VI,141.3

Letter Moss. VI,141.3

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Moss. VI,141.3
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: likely 12th century. Small but rich with tantalizing details. The handwriting is reminiscent of some of the India Book letters. Mentions a ḍāmin; monetary claims; a payment of 12 dinars; Ḥassūn; “wretched poor people”; a Christian man in the market; someone who got a good beating, and someone who slapped the Jewish man; and someone (maybe the Jewish man who was slapped) who complains about being oppressed.

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Cambridge University Library, Mosseri
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In PGP since 2025
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Moss. VI,141.3 1r

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1r
Alan Elbaum's digital edition (2025).

Moss. VI,141.3 1v

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1v

Moss. VI,141.3 recto

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recto
  1. י]סתחק אלצאמן עליהם שי [  
  2. ה]דא פדפעו לה יב דינאר ואחצ[ר
  3. ] כלאהם פמא . . . ומצא חסון וגה . . [
  4. ] פיהא יב דינאר ומא תהיא(?) אל . . . . [
  5. מסא]כין צעפא וקד אוגעת . . . . [
  6. ] אמר הדה אלדנאניר . . [
  7. אנסא]ן נצראני פי אלסוק פדפעו [
  8. ] צרב גייד פצפע אליהודי [
  9. ] טלמני לא תשמתה בי קאל לה קד [
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