Letter: CUL Or.1081 J4

Letter CUL Or.1081 J4

Metadata

Shelfmark
CUL Or.1081 J4
Editor
S. D. Goitein, "Side Lights on Jewish Education from the Cairo Geniza," in Gratz College Anniversary volume (1971).
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Language
Hebrew

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Input date

In PGP since 1989

Description

Letter in which a father writes to the teacher of his boys complaining about insufficient attainments and explaining their being late.

CUL Or.1081 J4 1r

1r

Transcription

S. D. Goitein, "Side Lights on Jewish Education from the Cairo Geniza," in Gratz College Anniversary volume (Philadelphia: Gratz College, 1971), 83-110.
  1. בש רח
  2. כאטבת אלמעלם אדאם אללה עזה פי מעני אלולדין אחיאהמא
  3. אללה וסאלתה אן יזיד פי אלאהתמאם בהמא וכאצה אבי מנצור יש צו
  4. פימא יחפטה ויקראה ואן יכון יעיד בין ידי יום אלסבת מא יתעלמה
  5. טול אלגמע למען שישמח לבי לפני מותי ואלי אלאן מא בלגת פי דלך
  6. גרצא ומא אקנע מן אלמעלם אדאם אללה עזה באכלאף ועדה
  7. פי דלך וחאשאה מן אכלאף ועד פיתפצל פי אלמסתאנף במא
  8. הו אהלה ליחוז בדלך שכרי ודעאי לה אן שא אללה
  9. ואמא תאכרהמא יחיים אל אלי הדא אלוקת מן אלנהאר [לאשתגאלה
  10. במעלם אלערבי פלא ילומה עלי דלך ולא יצר[בה
  11. ושלום
  12. וישועה תקר[ב

Translation

S. D. Goitein, "Side Lights on Jewish Education from the Cairo Geniza," in Gratz College Anniversary volume (Philadelphia: Gratz College, 1971), 83-110.

Recto

In Y(our name,) O Mer(ciful) !

I have written you before, most esteemed teacher, about the two boys — may God keep them alive — asking you to pay more attention to both of them, especially to Abu Manṣūr — (may his) Ro(ck) pre(serve him). He should be able to repeat before me on Saturday all he learns by heart and reads during the week, so that my heart may rejoice before I die. However, up till now, this aim has not been attained. I cannot believe that the most esteemed teacher has not kept his promise in this matter — far be it from him to break his word! Therefore, in future, please do all you can, and you will earn my gratitude and praise, if God will. The boys — may God keep them alive — are late and come to school at this time of day because of the teacher of Arabic. Please do not scold him (the elder boy), or spank him. Peace. And salvation may be near. 

 

CUL Or.1081 J4 1v

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