Letter: ENA 3941.3

Letter ENA 3941.3

Metadata

Shelfmark
ENA 3941.3
Document Date
Primary Language
Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Brief letter in Arabic script. Dated: 6 __(?) 1243 AH (1827/1828 CE), with the month indicated by a sole ligature or letter (ل؟)– possibly Shawwal. The signature of ʿAlī ___[?] Agha Kapūdān Būlāq is present– which highlights the Nile port of Būlāq as the location where this document was likely issued. Another name with the title Kapūdān appears in line 1 and al-rayyis Abū al-Saʿūd al-Makkawī is mentioned in line 2. The sender mentions in the final line that "no charges/expenses are needed from you" (محتاج منكم عدم المصارفة). MCD.

Related Places

Location
Būlāq

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3941, f. 3; ENA 3941, fol. 3
Input date
In PGP since 2017
Image
Transcription
Translation

ENA 3941.3 recto

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recto

ENA 3941.3 verso

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verso
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  • ENA 3941.3: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 3941.3. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/10422/ (accessed October 8, 2026).