Letter: T-S Ar.12.17

Letter T-S Ar.12.17

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.12.17
Primary Languages
Arabic
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

  • Image
  • 1 Transcription
  • 1 Translation

Description

Recto: Letter fragment from Khalaf b. Mubārak al-Ḥazzān or al-Jazzār. In Arabic script. Only the basmala, tarjama, and part of the first line are preserved. Verso: Judaeo-Arabic poetry.

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 12, f. 17; TS Arabic Box 12, fol. 17
Input date
In PGP since 2020
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.12.17 1v

°
1v
Yusuf Umrethwala's digital edition (2023).

Verso

  1. عبده خلف بن مبارك
  2. الجزار[
  3. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
  4. عبد مولاي] الشيخ الاجل اطال الله بقاه وادام تمكـ[ـينه
Yusuf Umrethwala's digital translation (2023).

Verso

  1. His slave, Khalaf b. Mubārak
  2. the butcher [
  3. In the name of God, the merciful and compassionate
  4. The slave of our master] the elder, the illustrious, may God elongate his sup[port

T-S Ar.12.17 1r

°
1r
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