Letter: JRL B 6420

Letter JRL B 6420

Shelfmark: JRL B 6420

Document Date: 1439 Seleucid (1127–1128 CE)
Primary Language: Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Language: Arabic

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Letter from the cantor [...] b. Avraham ha-Kohen to his maternal uncle Bū Ibrāhīm(?), in Shubrā Damsīs. In Judaeo-Arabic with the address in Arabic script. Dated: 1439 Seleucid = 1127/28 CE. The surviving text of the letter suggests that it is a letter of condolence, possibly upon the death of a woman (הגבירה). Mentions a cantor (al-ḥazzan al-sh[...]) and another cantor the son of Avraham ha-Kohen. AA. ASE.

Collection: John Rylands Library, University of Manchester
Historical shelfmarks: JRL SERIES B 6420;
Input date: In PGP since 2019

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JRL B 6420 1 / 1 leaf, recto

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JRL B 6420 1 / 1 leaf, verso