Letter: ENA 3962.5

Letter ENA 3962.5

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Shelfmark
ENA 3962.5
Primary Language
Arabic

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Letter from a physician in Arabic script giving detailed instructions for the care of a sick man, especially about diet, baths, and regimen. It concludes in the margin, "By God! Take care of him... [do not let him eat?] chicken until he becomes stronger, God willing, praise be to God alone." Excerpts of the surviving text: "[he must not be excessive?] in anything, not air, not food, not drink, and not bathing. As for his food.... pomegranate syrup and bread and sugar. And he should be cautious in the bathhouse and not tarry there too long, rather he should enter for one hour and not.... shave his hair and pamper him and serve him and wash his hands in pomegranate blossom(?)...." ASE

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Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3962, fol. 5; ENA 3962, f. 5
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Transcription
Translation

ENA 3962.5 1

1

ENA 3962.5 2

2
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