Letter: ENA 2738.27

Letter ENA 2738.27

Metadata

Shelfmark
ENA 2738.27
Primary Language
Hebrew

What's in the PGP

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Description

Letter from Yeḥiel b. Elyaqim to a certain Tamīm. In Hebrew. The addressee had come to Yehiel's home but missed him. The letter deals with trying to arrange a date in which Yeḥiel can come to Qalyub to arrange a wedding with Yeḥiel's busy schedule. Dating: 13th century. Specifically, somebody else had asked Yeḥiel to come out to Qalyūb and officiate at his son's wedding, and Yeḥiel had told him that he had two other weddings, one on Tuesday and one on Tuesday night, so he would come to Qalyūb on the preceding Sunday (to do the wedding on Monday). But he checked again and found that in fact his two existing bookings were on Monday (one in the morning and one at night), so he now plans to come to Qalyūb on Tuesday. He asks the addressee if the wedding can be delayed until Tuesday. He has sent this letter with a poor man whom he hired as messenger.

Related Places

Mentioned
Qalyūb

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 2738, fol. 27; ENA 2738, f. 27
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Transcription
Translation

ENA 2738.27 1

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ENA 2738.27 2

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2
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  • ENA 2738.27: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 2738.27. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/12021/ (accessed June 2, 2026).