Letter: Yevr.-Arab. II 1420

Letter Yevr.-Arab. II 1420

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Yevr.-Arab. II 1420
Primary Languages
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter from an unknown writer in Jerusalem to Yeshuʿa Rofe, Fustat (Ẓoʿan). In Hebrew and Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Catalogued as 17th century. The writer also greets the Qaraite community of Cairo (Miṣr ha-semukha Ẓoʿan). The purpose of the letter is to inform the addressee that Umm כאסכיה(?) died on the 24th of Nisan. The writer describes her funeral arrangements. Needs further examination.

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National Library of Russia, Firkovitch (Firk.); Antonin
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In PGP since 2020
National Library of Russia, Firkovitch (Firk.); Antonin, Yevr.-Arab. II 1420. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/27960/, accessed November 27, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/27960/