Letter: ENA NS 31.21

Letter ENA NS 31.21

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ENA NS 31.21
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Input date

In PGP since 2017

Description

Letter draft from the wife of a drunkard to "sayyidnā." In Judaeo-Arabic, beautifully written. She reports that her husband took her belongings, demanded from her more; hit her with something unmentionable (his shoe); she had already once sent to the Nagid when he threatened to kill her in the evening. When her mother came on Sabbath, he demanded that she pay his capitation tax (jāliya); threatened to beat the mother so that she would be ill. His parents encourage him to beat her. Finally she left the house Saturday night. He had already taken from her 4 dinars and bought wine. Information from Goitein's note card.

ENA NS 31.21 1

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ENA NS 31.21 2

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