Letter: T-S AS 157.274

Letter T-S AS 157.274

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S AS 157.274
Primary Languages
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Fragment from the bottom of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. The sender reports that he approached [Abū] Nāṣr Kātib al-Jaysh (=Ḥesed b. Sahl al-Tustarī?) and discussed the situation of three different kinds of garments (kisāʾ, thawb, fūṭa), "which are necessary, whether you travel or are delayed." Abū Naṣr told the sender to be patient until he receives a letter from his brother. The sender is probably now writing to his brother to urge him to send a letter so that the deal can proceed. Greetings to various people including the sender's sister. At the bottom there are a few phrases in Judaeo-Arabic in a crude hand, "as soon as it arrived... I bought a qinṭār..." The same hand continues on verso, "..... and the rest is combed flax"; maybe this is the brother's laconic response. (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 157.274 1r

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1r

T-S AS 157.274 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 157.274. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/17982/ (accessed June 7, 2026).