Letter: T-S Ar.19.22

Letter T-S Ar.19.22

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.19.22
Primary Language
Arabic

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Description

Letter from a family member to a son or brother. In Arabic script. Dating: Probably late Mamluk or early Ottoman-era (based on handwriting, format, linguistic features). Mentions al-muʿallim Ibrāhīm Ibn al-Ṣawwāf and Ismāʿīl; the addressee's mother sends her greetings and says "by the [breast?] which you nursed, don't let her die in the presence of [...]." The addressee's sister Laṭīfa has had a baby boy, and she sends her greetings. As for the letter which the addressee sent concerning Jumayʿ(?) and the ghulām of the qāḍī Shams al-Dīn, "nothing of what you said is true." The letter concludes with greetings to various people, including the addressee's wife (zawjatak) and family (ahl baytak).

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 19, f. 22; TS Arabic Box 19, fol. 22
Input date
In PGP since 2020
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.19.22 1r

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1r

T-S Ar.19.22 1v

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1v
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