Letter: CUL Or.1080 J240

Letter CUL Or.1080 J240

Metadata

Shelfmark
CUL Or.1080 J240
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter Fragment. In Judaeo-Arabic, calligraphically written. Refers to someone's mother; the daughters of Ibn al-ʿArīsḥī; the sender and another man falling sick; and trebuchet stones (גנק/junuq) which were sold to Nissim b. [...] for the astronomical sum of 4,000 dinars. "Junuq" is a very rare word and seems to be the only plausble reading of גנק, but it may not be correct. It is also not clear how much of the paper is torn away from the right side of the letter (probably ~2 words per line), which means the 4,000 dinars may refer to something other than the גנק. (Information in part from Goitein’s index card.)

Additional metadata

Provenance
Probably Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts
Historical shelfmarks
ULC Or 1080 J 240
Input date
In PGP since 2017
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Transcription
Translation

CUL Or.1080 J240 1r

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1r

CUL Or.1080 J240 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts, CUL Or.1080 J240. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/8926/ (accessed August 25, 2026).