Letter: Moss. II,99.1

Letter Moss. II,99.1

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Moss. II,99.1
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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In PGP since 2018

Description

Family letter addressed to a certain Ibrāhīm. In Judaeo-Arabic. Rudimentary handwriting and orthography. The spellings are so unusual that the letter is hard to understand. It seems that the addressee is being chastised for his prolonged absence and the meager sums of money he sends home to support his wife ("even if you earned a dinar a day in your absence, the money wouldn't be enough"). The addressee is greeted by his wife and by Rivqa {and?} Abū Saʿīd. On verso the addressee is told to send a number of items for Passover, especially wheat. May mention "the one who beat your son." (Information in part from CUDL.)

Moss. II,99.1 1r

1r

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Translation

Moss. II,99.1 1v

1v
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