Letter: T-S AS 152.49

Letter T-S AS 152.49

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S AS 152.49
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Language
Hebrew

What's in the PGP

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Description

Fragment of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably 11th or 12th century. The sender conveys distress about the addressee's distance from his children and over someone's loss of prestige (kasr al-jāh). There are prayers that God shelter everyone. Mentions that "we have thrown ourselves upon...."

Additional metadata

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

T-S AS 152.49 1r

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1r

T-S AS 152.49 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 152.49. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/17776/ (accessed June 10, 2026).