Letter: ENA 3749.17

Letter ENA 3749.17

Metadata

Shelfmark
ENA 3749.17
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter from a teacher to the father of a pupil. In Judaeo-Arabic, fully vocalized. On parchment. The boy has finished studying the Prophets. There is discussion of payment of wages; sums named are a rubāʿī and 1.5 dinars. Also mentions Divre ha-Yamim and Psalms and Iyov and Daniʾel. Needs further examination. (Information in part from Goitein’s index card)

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 3749, f. 17; ENA 3749, fol. 17
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Transcription
Translation

ENA 3749.17 recto

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recto

ENA 3749.17 verso

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verso
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  • ENA 3749.17: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 3749.17. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/6756/ (accessed July 16, 2026).