وثيقة رسميّة: T-S H5.111

وثيقة رسميّة T-S H5.111

بيانات التعريف

علامة الرف
T-S H5.111
اللغة الأساسية
Arabic

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  • صورة
  • 1 Translation

الوصف

Document of appointment. In Arabic script. Dating: 11th or 12th century. The appointment is likely for a position in the army, mentioning an ‘affair of the Turks’ that the appointed person had dealt with successfully. On verso there is Hebrew poetry including Judah ha-Levi’s יה למתי צפנת. (Information from Khan and CUDL.)

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Box H, 5, f. 111; TS H, 5, f. 111; TS H, 5, fol. 111; TS Box H, 5, fol. 111
تاريخ الإدخال
In PGP since 2022
صورة
النصوص المفرّغة
الترجمة

T-S H5.111 1v

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1v
Geoffrey Khan, Arabic Legal and Administrative Documents in the Cambridge Genizah Collections (Cambridge University Press, 1993).

  1. ... from the abomination of death on the frontier and the affliction of annihilation.

  2. A soul should not die except by leave of God at its fixed time, which is written down.

  3. Since I have requited you for your services regarding the affair of the Turks

  4. [ ] in that, continuing the practice of your predecessors . . .

 

T-S H5.111 1r

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1r
بيان أذونات الصورة
  • T-S H5.111: Provided by Cambridge University Library. Zooming image © Cambridge University Library, All rights reserved. This image may be used in accord with fair use and fair dealing provisions, including teaching and research. If you wish to reproduce it within publications or on the public web, please contact genizah@lib.cam.ac.uk.
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S H5.111. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/35271/ (accessed June 6, 2026).