List or table: T-S Ar.39.454

List or table T-S Ar.39.454

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Shelfmark
T-S Ar.39.454
Primary Languages
Arabic
Greek/Coptic Numerals

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Bifolio of business accounts in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals, listing several names and itemized expenses or revenues, including ḍiyāʿ al-maṭbakh and ḍiyāʿ. On two of the four pages, there are anecdotes, jokes, and pieces of wisdom, making this a sort of commonplace book. One of the anecdotes/jokes is about a snake that was lying on a thorny bush and was swept away by a current. Someone saw it and said, "This ship is no good, and neither is the sailor!" The one underneath is about a woman being divorced by her husband. Needs further examination.

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 39, f. 454; TS Arabic Box 39, fol. 454
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.39.454 1r

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1r

T-S Ar.39.454 1v

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1v
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  • T-S Ar.39.454: 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.39.454. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/20956/ (accessed October 14, 2026).