Letter: ENA 2575.7

Letter ENA 2575.7–8

Shelfmark: ENA 2575.7 + ENA 2575.8

Primary Language: Judaeo-Arabic

Indian Ocean
Shipwreck
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In PGP since 2017

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Letter reporting the sinking of a ship in the Red Sea, dating probably from the 14th century or later based on the mention of the port city of al-Tur, which rose to prominence after the decline of al-Quṣayr. AA

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Letter: ENA 2575.7–8

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