Letter: ENA 3845.4 + ENA NS 16.2

Letter ENA 3845.4 + ENA NS 16.2

Metadata

Shelfmark
ENA 3845.4 + ENA NS 16.2
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

  • Image

Description

Two fragments of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic comprising the lower right corner of recto. The handwriting is elegant and distinctive. Dating: likely 12th century. Various requests and transactions are mentioned, but they are too vague to understand without some more joins. Mentions a female relative who is worried for somebody. On verso regards to Abū Sahl al-Kohen. Join: Alan Elbaum.

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3845, f. 4; ENA 3845, fol. 4; ENA NS 16, fol. 2; ENA NS 16, f. 2
Input date
In PGP since 2017
Image
Transcription
Translation

ENA 3845.4 recto

recto

ENA NS 16.2 recto

recto

ENA NS 16.2 verso

verso

ENA 3845.4 verso

verso
Image Permissions Statement
  • ENA 3845.4: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL)
  • ENA NS 16.2: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 3845.4 + Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA NS 16.2. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/11671/, accessed January 24, 2025.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/11671/