Letter: DK 231.5 (alt: XVII)

Letter DK 231.5 (alt: XVII)

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DK 231.5 (alt: XVII)
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

Description

Letter of a father to his son Ibrāhīm in Damietta, to be delivered to the shop of Dāʾūd al-Ṣabbāgh or Surūr or Yaʿqūb the Jews (يصل هذا الكتاب الى دمياط المعمورة الى دكان داود الصباغ او سرور او يعقوب اليهودي يسلمه امانة مودة لابرهيم من عند والده). Written by a scribe, who adds his greetings at the end. Reporting about a lawsuit involving a wālī and urging the addressee to stay with his mother until her confinement. (Information in part from Goitein's index card.)

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Collection
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, David Kaufmann (DK)
Input date
In PGP since 2017
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, David Kaufmann (DK) , DK 231.5 (alt: XVII). Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/6562/, accessed April 25, 2025.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/6562/