מכתב: ENA 1822a.7

מכתב ENA 1822a.7

מספר מדף: ENA 1822a.7

שפה עיקרית: Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter probably in the hand of Berakhot b. Shemuel (active early 13th century); not immediately clear if he is writing for himself or as a scribe on behalf of somebody else. Addressed to a certain Abū Saʿd (v15). In Judaeo-Arabic. Full of petition-esque expressions of deference. He is seemingly asking only for advice, but in reality also for help (per Goitein). Sulaymān had written to the addressee to recommend the sender. "The greatest of my wishes is travel from Alexandria into the Mediterranean (al-baḥr al-māliḥ) in the ṣalībī ships." (These were the ships that sailed westward in September, named after the Coptic Feast of the Cross; see Friedman, Dictionary, 738, and Goitein, Med Soc I, 317, 481–82 note 31.) Mentions wishing to 'go into (work in) the matbakh with Shemuel.' The sender uses a version of the same phrase as in T-S 8J17.33 to express his desperation: "Could I find death without sin, I would not hesitate." (Information in part from Goitein's index card.)

Collection: Jewish Theological Seminary Library
תאריך קלט: In PGP since 2017

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