Halper 400 Letter to Abu'l-ʹIz ben Bishr, Fustat, from his mother
Title
Letter to Abu'l-ʹIz ben Bishr, Fustat, from his motherCall number
Halper 400(Philadelphia, United States, University of Pennsylvania, Center for Advanced Judaic Studies Library, Cairo Genizah Collection)
Alternate identifiers
Publisher
Center for Advanced Judaic Studies LibraryLanguage
Judeo-ArabicOrigin
12th century?
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Orient
Notes
- Address on verso; The addressee has traveled to Fustat. His mother writes to him, mostly blessings and admonitions. She asks him to bring silk threads for her and her sister, as their looms are idle. She mentions her slave girl תופיק (Tawfiq, l.2), and the addressee's brother Joseph, who she pleads be dealt with patience; According to the address, Abu'l-'Izz can be found in the house of Abu'l-Radha.
- Condition: nearly complete; faded, erasures, particularly towards bottom; marginal postscript on recto.
Extent
28.2 X 14.3 cmSupport
PaperLayout
Decoration
Black ink
Script
Provenance
- Cairo Genizah Collection (University of Pennsylvania. Center for Advanced Judaic Studies. Library).
- Cairo Genizah Collection (Dropsie College. Library).
- Amram.
Subjects topical
- Silk industry , History , To 1500 , Egypt
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