e16517 Letter
Title
LetterCall number
e16517(Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cairo Genizah Collection)
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and AnthropologyLanguage
Judeo-ArabicNotes
- Written on both sides and along front-right margin. White paper, folded and damaged by holes. The almost white paper is folded into strips about 2 cm wide and is damaged by holes. The address is largely effaced. The front page has 36 lines and one stretching along its entire length. The verso contains 10 lines. The address is, as usual, written upside down. On address side, verso contains 10 or more lines of letter, upside down to address. 3 lines of address at top. At 5 ins. [?] blank between them. Gotlein claims front has 56 lines and one stretching along whole length. Reverse - 10 lines, addressed upside down, as usual. Also gives transcription in p. 46. Addressed to same person who wrote E. 16510. Address mutilated. Not yet fully catalogued. Metadata based on image and Advanced Papyrological Information System (APIS) data. Title based on Prof. Robert A. Kraft's 1990 survey of University Museum Hebrew Manuscripts.
Extent
9.3 cm x 27.3 cmSupport
PaperLayout
Decoration
Black ink
Provenance
- University of Pennsylvania Museum, Ellen W. Harrison Collection Purchased from Prof. Moritz of Cairo through W.M. Muller, 1910.
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