State document: T-S Ar.40.125

State document T-S Ar.40.125

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Shelfmark
T-S Ar.40.125
Primary Language
Arabic

Description

Petition, draft. in Arabic script. Arranged in four columns on a bifolio, with additional text at 90 degrees in the space between columns. Mentions a decree of Saladin ("al-Malikī al-Nāṣirī al-Ṣalāḥī") and dates to Saladin's lifetime. Also mentions Dār Saʿīd al-Suʿadāʾ, the khānqāh founded by him in 1173 CE. The petition concerns a calamity that afflicted the dhimma involving the jizya administration. The petitioner was formerly employed in this administration and is now in need of help. There is also a request toward the end for the addressee to donate funds to cover 100 jizyas for the poor among the Jews. Needs further examination. Reused on verso for Hebrew literary text.

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Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 40, f. 125; TS Arabic Box 40, fol. 125
Input date
In PGP since 2021
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.40.125. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21027/, accessed November 27, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21027/