Letter: CUL Or.1081 2.39

Letter CUL Or.1081 2.39

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Shelfmark
CUL Or.1081 2.39
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Verso: Draft of a petition (ruqʿa) to a woman (...al-fāḍila al-aṣīla al-jalīla al-muḥtarama...) in a different hand than recto. The sender refers to his own or somebody else's (mentions Abū Isḥāq) poor livelihood and will presumably go on to ask for charity.

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts
Historical shelfmarks
ULC Or 1081 Box 2 f. 39; ULC Or 1081 Box 2 fol. 39
Input date
In PGP since 2022
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Translation

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Alan Elbaum's digital edition (2022).
  1. . . .
  2. אלממלוך [
  3. אלפאצלה אלאצילה אלגליל[ה
  4. אלמחתרמה אדאם אלל[ה
  5. מע בא . . הא ו . . . הא . . . [
  6. לאנה קד גסר פי מכאטבתהא [
  7. . . . . . . ת עברת עלי אבוסחק [
  8. ]כאלי חאלה וקלה מכסב[ה
  9. כ]תב הדה אלרקעה אלי
Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts, CUL Or.1081 2.39. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/36410/ (accessed October 8, 2025).