Letter: T-S 12.294

Letter T-S 12.294

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Shelfmark
T-S 12.294
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter in Judaeo-Arabic from the community of Sfax, largely consisting of prayers and praises for the recipient. Two letters from the recipient had arrived, and there was rejoicing in the synagogue with five Torah scrolls taken out of the ark, and foreigners from Tripoli were present. Signed by Ibrāhīm b. Sahlān, Yiṣḥaq b. Barhūn, Shemuʾel b. [ ], Faraḥ b. Ibrāhīm, Harūn b. Ya'aqov (?). ASE.

Related People

Sender
Isḥāq b. Barhūn al-Tāhartī

Related Places

Origin
Sfax

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Material support
Paper
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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Transcription
Translation

T-S 12.294 1r

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1r

T-S 12.294 1v

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1v
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