Letter: T-S Ar.39.316

Letter T-S Ar.39.316

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.39.316
Primary Language
Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Letter in Arabic script. Fragment (lower right corner). Dating: May be 11th century based on handwriting and formulae. Greetings to Abū l-Riḍā al-Naḥḥās(?) and Abū l-Manṣūr. The sender does not want to come into Fustat these days. Mentions Abū l-Wafāʾ.

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 39, fol. 316; TS Arabic Box 39, f. 316
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.39.316 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.39.316 1v

°
1v
Image Permissions Statement
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.39.316. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/20881/ (accessed June 10, 2026).