Letter: T-S Ar.30.86

Letter T-S Ar.30.86

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Shelfmark
T-S Ar.30.86
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Fragment of a Judaeo-Arabic letter, probably early 13th century. Topics include: the arrival of Hilāl and his maternal uncle; a dispute over 900 dirhams, leading to a legal testimony in which the writer and Abu l-'Ala and al-Mawla al-Najib and Rabbi Anatoli Shemuel and al-Shaykh al-Akram all signed; the arrival of Abu l-[...] who delivered something important; the 15th of Tammuz when Hilel/Hilāl arrived; [...] al-Hasid; "the matter of the sāqiyah"; the prices are stable, except the armies [...]; and "the Franks have no building" (?). ASE.

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 30, fol. 86; TS Arabic Box 30, f. 86
Input date
In PGP since 2020
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Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.30.86 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.30.86 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.30.86. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/20476/ (accessed October 8, 2026).