Letter: ENA NS 77.332

Letter ENA NS 77.332

Metadata

Shelfmark
ENA NS 77.332
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Describes a legal arrangement, probably a partnership in a store or business. Dating: 12th century, based on the typical hand. Mentions Abū l-Surūr and Ibn al-Sulamī; a period of a year and a half; a quarter of the business proceeds; "except for the verdigris" (illā l-zinjār); and the term muʿāraḍa (objection?). Ends with greetings (ajall al-salām) and a request to write back quickly (וכתבך לא תוכרהא [עני). Verso is blank. AA. ASE.

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Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA NS 77, fol. 332; ENA NS 77, f. 332
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Transcription
Translation

ENA NS 77.332 1

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ENA NS 77.332 2

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Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA NS 77.332. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/11391/, accessed December 22, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/11391/