Letter: T-S Ar.39.188

Letter T-S Ar.39.188

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.39.188
Primary Language
Arabic

What's in the PGP

  • Image

Description

Mercantile letter in Arabic script. Dating: Probably 11th or 12th century. The sender mentions requesting the 'marsūm' and something which came out to 700 dirhams; 21 'fingers' of something; the qāḍī Fakhr al-Dīn; how the 'ḥāmila' is delayed; and "if the government..." (law kān al-sulṭān...). On verso there are jottings and pen trials in Hebrew, Arabic and Judaeo-Arabic.

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 39, f. 188; TS Arabic Box 39, fol. 188
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.39.188 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.39.188 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.39.188. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/20802/ (accessed October 14, 2026).