מכתב: ENA NS 20.5

מכתב ENA NS 20.5

מטא-דאטא

מספר מדף
ENA NS 20.5
שפה עיקרית
Judaeo-Arabic
שפה משנית
Arabic

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תיאור

Letter in the hand of Makhlūf b. Mūsā, possibly in Alexandria, addressed to Fustat, al-ʿAṭṭārīn, the shop of Muslim/Musallam al-Kaʿkī. Written in Judaeo-Arabic with the address in Arabic script. Dating: Possibly 11th or early 12th century, based on the trade emporia named. Deals with business in mats (? anṭāʿ). The writer mentions Abū l-Surūr traveling to al-Mahdiyya, Tripoli (Libya), and Byzantium. He complains about the capitation tax and his poor fortune in business. Needs further examination. ASE

Related People

Sender
Makhlūf b. Mūsā al-Yatīm

Related Places

Mentioned
Abū Qīr, al-Mahdiyya, Byzantium (region), Tripoli (Ifrīqiya)

תגים

Additional metadata

Collection
Jewish Theological Seminary Library
Historical shelfmarks
ENA NS 20, f. 5; ENA NS 20, fol. 5
תאריך קלט
In PGP since 2017
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  • ENA NS 20.5: Images provided by the Jewish Theological Seminary Library (JTSL) CC-Zero / Public Domain
Jewish Theological Seminary Library, ENA NS 20.5. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/11728/ (accessed June 2, 2026).