Letter: T-S AS 131.136

Letter T-S AS 131.136

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S AS 131.136
Primary Languages
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Recto: part of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Letter of appeal for charity. The sender has been in difficult straits for three years. Verso: unidentified text in Hebrew, possibly part of a letter, containing the honorific זקל (for a saintly person or martyr) and the name Ḥananya (חנניהו). This might be the introduction to the begging letter, with many honorifics and blessings for the addressee. (Information in part from CUDL)

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2018
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S AS 131.136 1r

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1r

T-S AS 131.136 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 131.136. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/17249/ (accessed June 7, 2026).