List or table: Yevr.-Arab. II 2204

List or table Yevr.-Arab. II 2204

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Yevr.-Arab. II 2204
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

Description

Notebook of a merchant and/or druggist. Bifolium from what was probably a larger notebook. Dating: Unknown. Catalogued as 16th century. A date is given at the bottom of the last page, but it is difficult to interpret. In Judaeo-Arabic. Uses the usually-Ottoman-era honorific khawāja. The document contains medical recipes and several detailed first-person accounts e.g. of arriving in Jerusalem and the commodities dealt with and the expenses incurred. Needs further examination.

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National Library of Russia, Firkovitch (Firk.); Antonin
Input date
In PGP since 2020
National Library of Russia, Firkovitch (Firk.); Antonin, Yevr.-Arab. II 2204. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/28086/, accessed November 23, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/28086/