Letter: T-S AS 148.166

Letter T-S AS 148.166

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S AS 148.166
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Commercial letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 11th century. A relatively large piece is preserved. Discusses shipments of silk. The addressee is to send things to the shop of Hilāl b. Bunyām (also mentioned in T-S 13J27.9, which is dated ca. 1080 CE). Also mentions Barakāt b. Khulayf, a name familiar from other mercantile documents of the period. On the day the letter was written, something or someone (the word looks like אלחמאתה) who had set sail for Bijāya returned. There is an explanation of why, but it is difficult to decipher. (Information in part from CUDL)

Related People

Mentioned
Barakāt b. Khulayf

Additional metadata

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

T-S AS 148.166 1r

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1r

T-S AS 148.166 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 148.166. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/17506/ (accessed March 10, 2026).