Author
Umm al-Yaman
Publication Date
11th-13th century
Publication Place
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Cambridge University Library
Type
Book
Language
Judeo-Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
Leaf: (height: 11.7 cm, width: 13.8 cm)
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
T-S 6J10.7
Record ID
cambridge_genizah-1809
Library Location
Cambridge University Library
Date
11th-13th century
Notes
Letter from a woman (Umm al-Yaman) to her brother, concerned with family matters. It mention the writer’s brother Joseph, happily married with two boys, and Mevasser who got married in מדינה סקליה ‘this year’ to the daughter of Abū l-Ḵayr Ibn al-Mazmīzī. The writer sends greeting from her spouse and her children Zikrī, Farrāḥ, Barakāt and Bint Umm al-Yaman. | Condition: torn, rubbed, faded | Layout: 14 lines + marginalia (recto); 13 lines (verso) | more | less
Parçası Olduğu
The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Collection
Malzeme
Paper
