Letter: CUL Or.1081 J2

Letter CUL Or.1081 J2

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CUL Or.1081 J2
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Mercantile letter sent possibly from Aden to India. In Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment (lower part of recto). The sender received a basket (zanbīl) of pepper which he did not want. He wanted betel nut (fawfal) or cardamom instead. He humorously complains that the pepper won't fetch any money for him to be able to eat or drink. He also did not want the 15 עיטוריה(?) dinars that the addressee sent with Mūsā b. Yūsuf. He wishes that the addressee had used the money to buy him betel nut or cardamom. In a postscript on verso he adds, "whatever you buy for me, please do not put it under my name but rather under your name." (Information in part from Goitein’s attached notes.)

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Cambridge University Library, Oriental Manuscripts
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ULC Or 1081 J 2
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In PGP since 2017
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CUL Or.1081 J2 1r

1r

CUL Or.1081 J2 1v

1v
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