Letter: T-S AS 151.131

Letter T-S AS 151.131

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Shelfmark
T-S AS 151.131
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: 11th or 12th century. Mentions places such as al-Mahdiyya and Alexandria; people such as Abū Sulaymān Daʾūd Lebdī (cf. CUL Or.1080 J92 (PGPID 5390)); Ibn Qayyūma; and goods such as red pomegranate seed and nutmeg. Mentions concern about the arrival of something "for the east winds are many and promiscuous" (פאן אלשראקי כתירה זאניה). (Information in part from CUDL)

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

T-S AS 151.131 1r

1r

T-S AS 151.131 1v

1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 151.131. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/17656/, accessed December 4, 2024.
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