Letter: AIU XII.36

Letter AIU XII.36

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Shelfmark
AIU XII.36
Primary Language
Arabic

Description

Letter from Ṣedaqa al-Yahūdī to Umm al-Khayr bt. Nūr al-Dīn al-Ḥakīm b. [...], possibly in Bilbays (the address is damaged). In Arabic script. Dating: No earlier than 1415 CE, since it refers to the currency 'nuṣf' (half-silver) first minted under the Mamlūk Sultanate by Sultan al-Muʾayyad Shaykh (r. 1412-1421). The sender tells the addressee to deliver the 'qumāsh' immediatelly, or if she hasn't done anything, the 20 half-silver pieces.

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Collection
Alliance Israélite Universelle
Historical shelfmarks
AIU XII 36
Input date
In PGP since 2020
Alliance Israélite Universelle, AIU XII.36. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/30949/, accessed November 27, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/30949/