Letter: T-S AS 146.139 + Moss. IV,77

Letter T-S AS 146.139 + Moss. IV,77

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Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Sender and addressee are unidentified. Full of expressions of deference. The sender was distressed at 'the calamity' (al-nūba) that befell the addressee 'and joins in the preoccupation of his heart' (musāhim fī shughl qalbih). Regards from Abū Isḥāq al-Ṣayrafī and Abū l-Ḥasan al-Khāzin. The addressee should pass on greetings to Abū ʿImrān al-Kohen and tell him that his son is well and that "all the friends" were pained to hear about his illness. Mentions Abū Saʿd b. Pinḥas. Someone should try to rein in Abū l-Khayr, who 'went out' somewhere and is now unemployed and 'playing' all day long. The addressee should find a trustworthy man (rajul maʾmūn) to assist. Then: "Yours is the noble opinion (wa-lak ʿuluww al-raʾy). [Please kiss for] me the hand of my master the father." (Information in part from CUDL.) Join: Alan Elbaum.

T-S AS 146.139 1r

1r

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T-S AS 146.139 1v

1v

Moss. IV,77 1r

1r

Moss. IV,77 1v

1v
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