מכתב: T-S Ar.39.426

תיאור

Letter addressed to a sister. In Arabic script. The handwriting is quite beautiful and distinctive. It seems that a later scribe reused a lot of the margins and interlinear spaces, to the point that it is sometimes difficult to tell whether a line belongs to the original letter or not. Recto consists mostly of formulaic praises and blessings. Verso seems to be discussing more specific issues, but it is difficult to figure out. From verso l. 7 onward the sender describes what is troubling her or his heart including "the pain in my body and illness" and then "my sorrow over the world." In l. 10 the recipient is urged to do something (uḥruṣī...). Needs further examination.