Letter: ENA 3958.3

Letter ENA 3958.3

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Shelfmark
ENA 3958.3
Primary Language
Arabic

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Description

Family letter in Arabic script, from a distant man to his children and wife. Dating: Probably Mamluk era, or possibly early Ottoman era, based on handwriting, names, format, and formulary. The letter goes into detail about previous correspondence and other family matters. One of the sender's sons, who is mentioned a couple of times, is Yāʿqūb and the mother is Umm Aṣīla. He narrates his longing to see his family and may mention recovery from an illness which brought someone close to death, but God dispelled it (wa-l-ḥamdu lil-lāh kunnā(?) aḥad(?) man(?) ilā l-mawt wa-lākin lak ṭāl(!) al-ʿumr lā budd fa-infaraja(?) Allāh taʿāla...)

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Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3958, fol. 3; ENA 3958, f. 3
Input date
In PGP since 2017
Image
Transcription
Translation

ENA 3958.3 1

1

ENA 3958.3 2

2
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Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 3958.3. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/12001/, accessed January 25, 2025.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/12001/