Literary text: T-S Ar.30.5

Literary text T-S Ar.30.5

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Shelfmark
T-S Ar.30.5
Primary Languages
Arabic
Judaeo-Arabic

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Recto: several lines of Arabic poetry transcribed into Judaeo-Arabic. A few words from the same poems are also written out in Arabic on the page on the right, along with other jottings and crossed-out lines in Arabic. Verso: Judaeo-Arabic rhymed prose on the theme of heartbreak ("O heart... you endured the afflictions of the stars... you loved a hard-hearted Turk," etc.) ASE.

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 30, f. 5; TS Arabic Box 30, fol. 5
Input date
In PGP since 2020
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Translation

T-S Ar.30.5 1r

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1r

T-S Ar.30.5 1v

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1v
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  • T-S Ar.30.5: Provided by Cambridge University Library. Cambridge University Library This image may be used in accord with fair use and fair dealing provisions, including teaching and research. If you wish to reproduce it within publications or on the public web, please contact genizah@lib.cam.ac.uk.
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.30.5. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/20445/ (accessed August 7, 2026).