Letter: ENA 2741.4

Letter ENA 2741.4

Metadata

Shelfmark
ENA 2741.4
Primary Languages
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Letter from Saʿīd b. Marḥab, in Aden, to Abū Zikrī b. ʿAṭiyya. Dating: mid-12th century. Apart from the introduction and address, only about a dozen lines are preserved from the margin of recto. In these lines, the sender mentions Zabīd, the righteousness and merit of Sayyidnā, a safe arrival of a group of merchants in Aden, their departure for India, and the news that their ship was stranded in Mirbāṭ on the south Arabian coast.

Related People

Recipient
Abū Zikrī b. ʿAṭiyya
Sender
Saʿīd b. Marḥab

Related Places

Mentioned
Aden, Mirbāṭ, Zabīd

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Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA 2741, f. 4; ENA 2741, fol. 4
Input date
In PGP since 2017
Image
Transcription
Translation

ENA 2741.4 2

2

ENA 2741.4 1

1
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Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA 2741.4. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/9237/, accessed January 22, 2025.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/9237/