Letter: ENA 2461.15

Letter ENA 2461.15

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Shelfmark
ENA 2461.15
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Language
Hebrew

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Multi-fragment shelfmark with two documents. The upper fragment is from a letter to a Nasi, opening with the formula: אלממלוך יקבל ידי סידנא הנשיא. MCD.

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Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Input date
In PGP since 2025
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ENA 2461.15 recto

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recto
Alan Elbaum's digital edition (2025).
  1. ב
  2. אלממלוך יקבל ידי סידנא הנשיא
  3. הגדול ירום הודו ויסאלה קבול
  4. עדרה ויחמל ענה אמר אלשהאדה
  5. פאלמולא תוגנא אללה בבקאה
  6. אכבר באלוקת ושלומו יגדל
Alan Elbaum's digital translation (2025).
  1. In [your name, o Merciful]
  2. The slave kisses the hands of our master the great
  3. Nasi - may his glory be lofty - and asks him to accept
  4. his apology and relieve him of the matter of the testimony,
  5. for the master - may God crown us with his long life -
  6. knows best [what is happening in] these times. May his peace increase. 

ENA 2461.15 verso

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verso
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  • ENA 2461.15: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 2461.15. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/40358/ (accessed February 9, 2026).