Letter: Moss. IV,40.1

Letter Moss. IV,40.1

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Moss. IV,40.1
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Language
Arabic

Description

Recto: Letter fragment in Judaeo-Arabic. Mercantile. Mentions something coming from Gaza and possibly the commodity tartar (or Mongols? al-tatar). "As for the woman who came, I inform you. . . ." The term טרקיתהא appears, the meaning of which is unclear. The woman is elderly and sick. Nobody is traveling to al-Shām this year. Mentions "two months in the synagogue" then "without body" (probably an expression for her distress). Further details are hard to figure out. Verso: A few words in Arabic script.

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Collection
Cambridge University Library, Mosseri
Input date
In PGP since 2020
Cambridge University Library, Mosseri, Moss. IV,40.1. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/26803/, accessed December 26, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/26803/