Letter: T-S Ar.41.10

Letter T-S Ar.41.10

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Shelfmark
T-S Ar.41.10
Primary Language
Arabic

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Description

Commercial letter in Arabic script. Long and damaged. Dating: likely 16th century, as it mentions the ashrafī (used from 1425 onward but replaced by other currencies in the 16th century) and an amīr who is "very afraid of the pasha" (الباشاه), dating the document to after the Ottoman conquest in 1517. Dealing at length with merchants traveling to and from India and commodities such as pepper and ginger and camphor. Also mentions somebody who has gone up to Cairo. Needs further examination. ASE

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 41, fol. 10; TS Arabic Box 41, f. 10
Input date
In PGP since 2020
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Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.41.10 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.41.10 1v

°
1v
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