Letter: ENA 3504.4

Letter ENA 3504.4

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Shelfmark
ENA 3504.4
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter addressed to Yūsuf al-Surrī. The name Saʿīd Maḍmūn the Blind appears at the bottom of verso; unclear if this is the name of the writer. The letter is written in Judaeo-Arabic. The hand looks Yemeni. Dating: Probably Ottoman-era, based on the mention of the currency qirsh. The purpose of the letter is to inform the addressee that the money he kindly sent (or promised to send) never arrived. The writer mentions his paternal aunts Shamʿa and Turkiyya.

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Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3504, fol. 4; ENA 3504, f. 4
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Transcription
Translation

ENA 3504.4 1

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  • ENA 3504.4: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 3504.4. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/12061/, accessed April 26, 2025.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/12061/