List or table: T-S Ar.30.232 + T-S NS 83.19

List or table T-S Ar.30.232 + T-S NS 83.19

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T-S Ar.30.232 + T-S NS 83.19
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Primary Languages
Hebrew
Judaeo-Italian
Yiddish

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Account register of Yiṣḥaq b. Yeḥiel, a dealer in carpets (tappeti = טפיטי, טאפיטי) as well as numerous other luxury commodities (nuts, drugs/perfumes, sugar from Crete, books, and more). In Hebrew, with many words in Judaeo-Italian and several phrases in Yiddish. Notably, there does not appear to be any Judaeo-Arabic. Location: Probably Fustat/Cairo (Miṣrayim). 3 bifolia. Dated: spring of 5310 AM, which is 1550 CE. Currencies: peraḥim, muayyadi (medin). The merchant makes purchases from various craftsmen (חרשים) in places like Venice, קאפרה, and אכיין. Very rich with details on 16th-century trans-Mediterranean trade, networks of merchants, demand for specific books, and more. The identification of the merchant's name is based on a letter that he sent earlier in the year 5310 AM (fall of 1549 CE): Moss. IIIa,9 + T-S AS 212.54–55 + T-S AS 214.40. Information in part from Avraham David's publications.

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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 30, fol. 232; TS Arabic Box 30, f. 232
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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T-S Ar.30.232 1r

1r

T-S Ar.30.232 1v

1v

T-S Ar.30.232 2r

2r

T-S Ar.30.232 2v

2v

T-S Ar.30.232 3r

3r

T-S Ar.30.232 3v

3v

T-S NS 83.19 1r

1r

T-S NS 83.19 1v

1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.30.232 + Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 83.19. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/20354/, accessed December 26, 2024.
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