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T-S NS J535

Family letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment (bottom part only). Dated: Elul 498[.] AM, which is the 1220s CE. In the portion preserved before the concluding greetings, the sender complains at least twice about the gloating of enemies (shamāta). At one point (s)he exclaims O Ḥawliyya(?), O my sister! There are some more strange names in the greetings section. Greetings to: the same Ḥawliyya and her husband; ʿEli; Maʿadd(?); Ḥusayna and her husband. Greetings from: ʿUmar; Sitt al-Hāl (=Sitt al-Ahl?); Ḥaqqūn(??); Makhlūf; "I, Kātib(? or Kātim? or Khātim?)"; and "my father גיתין.

Library: CUL

Type: Letter

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מולאנא מולאי	Search for rows that contain either of two words by simply typing them consecutively. In this case, the search will find documents that contain either מולאי or מולאנא.
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