Letter: ENA 3928.5

Description

Fragment of a family letter in Arabic script. Dating: Likely 12th or 13th century, possibly from the circle of Eliyyahu the Judge (based on the discussion of wine and the familiar but generic names). The sender reports that he still has four jars of wine; Abū l-ʿIzz took them to drink them; mentions Abū l-Ṭāhir; urges the addressee to have patience with a boy and his sister, "for by God the fire is in my heart for them." Greetings to 'the noble mother' (al-umm a-jalīla al-ʿazīza al-muwaffaq al-rashīda...) Umm Ibrāhīm Sitt [...] and to her sister and to [...] ʿUbayd(?). Then, "do not let your father tarry in obtaining the wine from his sister(?)...."