Letter: CUL Or.1080 J251

Letter CUL Or.1080 J251

Metadata

Shelfmark
CUL Or.1080 J251
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Language
Arabic

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Description

Letter from a son to his father. He complains about difficult circumstances. To make matters worse, ʿIwāḍ al-Bazzāz (the clothier) died owing the sender 60 dirhams. The lower part of the letter is missing. On verso there are a couple words in Arabic script, including "dirham."

Additional metadata

Provenance
Probably Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts
Historical shelfmarks
ULC Or 1080 J 251
Input date
In PGP since 2021
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Translation

CUL Or.1080 J251 1r

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1r
Alan Elbaum's digital edition (2022).

CUL Or.1080 J251 1v

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1v

CUL Or.1080 J251 recto

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recto
  1. כתאבי אל חצרה מולאי וסיידי אלואלד
  2. אלעזיז אלמשפק וצאחב אלראי אלמופק
  3. אטאל אללה בקאה ואדאם
  4. עזה ונעמאה ומן חסן אלתופיק לא אכלאה
  5. וגמע בינאנא ואיאה במנה וכרמה אן שא
  6. אללה תעאלי ולא תסאל מא אנא פיה מן ציק
  7. אלמעאש וכל מא קלת עסי יום לקדאם
  8. ילטף אללה וסלאם וקד מאת עואץ אלבזאז
  9. ולי ענדה ס דרהם [
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Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts, CUL Or.1080 J251. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/34003/ (accessed August 25, 2026).