Letter: ENA 3927.1

Letter ENA 3927.1

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ENA 3927.1
Primary Language
Arabic

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Input date

In PGP since 2017

Description

Recto: Letter from Barakāt b. Abū l-Faraj al-Dayyān (=Shelomo b. Eliyyahu) to Abū l-Ḥasan. In Arabic script. Pleading for a loan of 20 dirhams against a turban as collateral, so that he and his father can pay the capitation tax. Same sender, addressee, and purpose as P.Heid.Arab. III 42 = p. Heid. Hebr. 1 (PGPID 37727), but written at a different point in time. Pinholes in the margin ~4mm apart.

ENA 3927.1 recto

recto

Transcription

Translation

ENA 3927.1 verso

verso
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