Letter: ENA NS 47.19

Letter ENA NS 47.19

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Shelfmark
ENA NS 47.19
Inferred Date
Primary Language
Hebrew

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Description

Letter from Avraham Castro, in Alexandria, to an unknown addressee, in Fustat/Cairo. In Hebrew. Dating: 16th century (Avraham Castro died in 1560). The writer had a position overseeing trade or taxation in Alexandria. This letter is quite damaged, but it seems to deal with ships and 'the tower' and 'the men of the tower' and bribery. Information in part from FGP.

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Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA NS 47, fol. 19; ENA NS 47, f. 19
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Transcription
Translation

ENA NS 47.19 1

1

ENA NS 47.19 2

2
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Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA NS 47.19. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/11797/, accessed December 26, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/11797/