Letter: ENA NS 20.5

Letter ENA NS 20.5

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ENA NS 20.5
Primary Languages
Arabic
Judaeo-Arabic

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Input date

In PGP since 2017

Description

Letter from an unknown writer, possibly in Abū Qīr, addressed to Fustat, al-ʿAṭṭārīn, the shop of Muslim/Musallam al-Kaʿkī. Written in Judaeo-Arabic with the address in Arabic script. Dating: Possibly 11th or early 12th century, based on the trade emporia named. Deals with business in mats (? anṭāʿ). The writer mentions Abū l-Surūr traveling to al-Mahdiyya, Tripoli (Libya), and Byzantium. He complains about the capitation tax and his poor fortune in business. Needs further examination.

ENA NS 20.5 recto

recto

Transcription

Translation

ENA NS 20.5 verso

verso
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