טקסט ספרותי: T-S Ar.16.4
טקסט ספרותי T-S Ar.16.4What's in the PGP
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תיאור
Fragment of a literary anecdote containing ten pieces of marital advice to a daughter. The ten pieces of advice given by a mother to her daughter is a Judeo Arabic reworking of an Arabic literary anecdote usually told about the advice Umm al-Ḥārith gave to her daughter when the latter was about to be married to al-Ḥārith al-Mālik, the king of Kinda.
Editor: זינגר, עודד
Translator: זינגר, עודד (in English)
T-S Ar.16.4 1r
Recto, left side
- ואלׅתׅאניה [א]לנצאחה ואלקנאעה
- פהמא אלסמע ואלטאעׅה ואלתאלתה
- ואלראבעה אלתעאהד ללבית
- חסן אלתדביר ואלחפט֗ עלי אל
- חשם חסן (אל)תקדיר ∙ ואלכאמסה
- ואלסאדסה אלתעאהד לאנפה
- ומואקע עינאה לא תקע עינה
- מנך עלי קביחא ∙ ולא ישתם מנך
- אלא טיב ריחא ∙ ואלסאבעה ואל
- תאמנה לא תעצין לה אמרא ולא
Recto, left side
(1-5) (The first) and the second: accepting advice and acquiescing for they are hearing and obeying. The third and the fourth: taking care of the house is good management and safeguarding the servants is good judgment. The fifth
(6-10) and the sixth: taking care of his nose and where his eyes fall. Do not let his eye fall on anything unseemly in you and let him not smell from you anything but good fragrance. The seventh and the eighth: do not disobey his command and do not
T-S Ar.16.4 1v
Verso, right side
- (תפשין) לה סרא פאן עצית [א]מרה [וגר]ת
- צדרה ואן אפשית סרה לא תא[מ]ני
- גדרה ואלתאסעה ואלעאשרה
- אשד מא תכונין לה אעט֗אמא ∙
- אשד מא יכון לך אכראמא ∙
- ואעלמי יא בנייה אנך לא תנאלין
- דלך חתי תותרין הואה עלי הואך
- ורצ֗אה עלי סכטך פי מא אחבתי
- אם כרהתי ואללה יחסן אלצנע לך
Verso, right side
(1-5) (reveal) his secret. For if you disobey his command, you will arouse his anger and if you reveal his secret, you will not be safe from his unfaithfulness. The ninth and the tenth: the more you exalt him, the more he will honor you.
(6-9) Know dear daughter that you will not attain all of these (qualities) until you prefer his desire over your desire and his pleasure over your anger regarding what you like or dislike. May God improve His favor to you.
