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New York, JTS MS. ENA 4100.8a

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Shelfmark

New York, JTS MS. ENA 4100.8a

Collection

Jewish Theological Seminary of America (New York, USA)

Item Nature

Document Type

One leaf document

Writing

Writing Material

Paper

Ink

Black (carbon based)

Writing Instrument

Calamus

Ruling

Ruling Existence

No ruling can be seen

Number of Written Lines

40 lines (recto); 37 lines (verso)

Dimensions

Height

300 mm

Width

110 mm

Date

Date Century

11th Century CE

Place

Locality of Writing

Jerusalem

Localities Mentioned in Document

Jerusalem and Fustat

Estimated Geographical Area

Orient

Place Observations

The letter was sent from Jerusalem to Fustat.

Language

Judeo-Arabic

Document Text

Letter

Document Text Observations

Letter from Abūn b. Ṣadaqa to Nahray b. Nissim, Fustat. Abūn shares a detailed account of a serious dispute he had with another merchant and strongly advises Nahray to avoid associating with him. He also describes his reclusive lifestyle in Jerusalem and briefly mentions that he fell ill.

Other

Item History

The manuscript belongs to the collection, which the JTS bought from Elkan Nathan Adler in 1923.

Ktiv Reference Number

990053325510205171

Ktiv Link

https://www.nli.org.il/en/discover/manuscripts/hebrew-manuscripts/itempage?vid=KTIV&scope=KTIV&docId=PNX_MANUSCRIPTS990053325510205171&SearchTxt=ENA%204100.8a (Date accessed: 2026-02-07)

Further Bibliography

Additional bibliography is available on the PGP and Ktiv websites.

Created: 7 Feb 2026, 10:06 a.m. by Dagmara Budzioch

Last Updated: 9 Feb 2026, 3:34 p.m. by Dagmara Budzioch

Entry Authors: Dagmara Budzioch

How to cite this page: Dagmara Budzioch, 'New York, JTS MS. ENA 4100.8a', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/items/1289/ on 2026-04-27.

Item Images

New York, JTS MS. ENA 4100.8a: recto