Letter: CUL Or.1080 4.40

Letter CUL Or.1080 4.40

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CUL Or.1080 4.40
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Judaeo-Arabic

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Business letter from Meʾir ben Naʿim to David ben Naʿim, in Alexandria. Dated: (21?) Sivan 5400 + 179 = 5579 AM = June 1819 CE. In Judaeo-Arabic. Describing travels and mentioning people such as Ibn Bibas and Se. Mishmish. Someone is planning to go to "al-Qalʿa" (the Citadel?). The address includes the standard ופגין נחש = ופורץ גדר ישכנו נחש; the ן is stylized (to look like a snake?). (Information in part from Wagner, Linguistic Variety of Judaeo-Arabic, 24.)

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Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts
Historical shelfmarks
ULC Or 1080 Box 4 fol. 40; ULC Or 1080 Box 4 f. 40
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In PGP since 2020
Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts, CUL Or.1080 4.40. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/19758/, accessed November 27, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/19758/