Letter: ENA 3927.4

Letter ENA 3927.4

Metadata

Shelfmark
ENA 3927.4
Primary Language
Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Letter fragment in Arabic script. From Waliyy(?) to his 'father' ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz (named on recto). The address is made out to Makīn(?) b. Waliyy al-[...] al-Ḥarīrī in the al-Muṣāṣa neighborhood of Fustat. Dating: Likely 13th or 14th century based on the hand, layout, and typical names. The sender reports that 'your brother ʿAfīf departed, and my heart was...." Not much else is preserved. Pinholes in the margin ~4mm apart.

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3927, f. 4; ENA 3927, fol. 4
Input date
In PGP since 2017
Image
Transcription
Translation

ENA 3927.4 verso

verso

ENA 3927.4 recto

recto
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Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 3927.4. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/10299/, accessed April 12, 2025.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/10299/