Letter: T-S Ar.39.56

Letter T-S Ar.39.56

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.39.56
Primary Language
Arabic

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Description

Letter/note from Ismāʿīl(?) al-ʿAṭṭār to Maḥfūẓ. In Arabic script. Dating: Probably 12th or 13th century. After the tarjama and basmala, it opens abruptly, "Yā shaykh Maḥfūẓ...." Mentions 300 of something; meeting with someone; and the shop. Might be coordinating some logistics. The document has traces of burning. Needs further examination.

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Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 39, f. 56; TS Arabic Box 39, fol. 56
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.39.56 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.39.56 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.39.56. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/20991/ (accessed October 15, 2026).