שנת ע\'\'תר\'\'א לפ\'\'ק

English translation: שנת תרעא לפק

13:08 Dec 14, 2016
Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Hebrew term or phrase: שנת ע\'\'תר\'\'א לפ\'\'ק
The date appears in a letter written in Yiddish. I'm confused by the ע at the front of the year. The client says the letter was written about 1910, but תר''א would be 1841, so much earlier. Which year is it?
Lena Watson
Local time: 14:39
English translation:שנת תרעא לפק
Explanation:
Most likely there's a typo in the original text.
Should probably by:
שנת תרע"א לפ"ק

לפ"ק: לפרט קטן - ללא ציון האלפים

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ChananZass
Italy
Local time: 15:39
Grading comment
Thank you - this is indeed the case! A postmark has been found that gives 1911, which indeed converts to תרעא.
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3שנת תרעא לפק
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שנת תרעא לפק


Explanation:
Most likely there's a typo in the original text.
Should probably by:
שנת תרע"א לפ"ק

לפ"ק: לפרט קטן - ללא ציון האלפים



ChananZass
Italy
Local time: 15:39
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you - this is indeed the case! A postmark has been found that gives 1911, which indeed converts to תרעא.
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