Letter: T-S Ar.39.353

Letter T-S Ar.39.353

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.39.353
Primary Languages
Arabic
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Letter that begins in Arabic script and transitions to Judaeo-Arabic (right margin and verso). It begins, "After I wrote the Hebrew letter..." (بعد ما كتبت الكتاب العبراني). It mentions the heqdesh (الهقداش), ʿAkka, and 200 dinars. On verso the addressee is asked to greet Rabbenu Menaḥem (spelled מנחים) and ask him if he has managed to sell the sūsiyya and the two golden qaṣabas(?). If he has not sold the qaṣabas, he should send them with Khuḍayr (the bearer). AA. ASE.

Related Places

Mentioned
Acre

Tags

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 39, f. 353; TS Arabic Box 39, fol. 353
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.39.353 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.39.353 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.39.353. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/20900/ (accessed October 8, 2026).