Letter: ENA 2896.21 + ENA 2896.22

Letter ENA 2896.21 + ENA 2896.22

Metadata

Shelfmark
ENA 2896.21 + ENA 2896.22
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Two fragments of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic The first three lines are mostly preserved. The sender refers to a prior letter addressed to al-Mumḥe, concerning Abū l-Munā b. Abū l-Faraj and cheese (מענא אלגבן אלדי . . .). The large upper margins were reused for an exegetical work on Genesis.

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Input date
In PGP since 2024
Image
Transcription
Translation

ENA 2896.21 verso

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verso

ENA 2896.22 recto

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recto

ENA 2896.21 recto

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recto

ENA 2896.22 verso

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verso
Image Permissions Statement
  • ENA 2896.21: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
  • ENA 2896.22: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 2896.21 + Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 2896.22. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/39648/ (accessed June 9, 2026).