Legal document: T-S Ar.42.157

Legal document T-S Ar.42.157

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Shelfmark
T-S Ar.42.157
Document Date
Primary Language
Arabic

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Description

Bottom of a legal document in Arabic script. Dated: 13 Dhū l-Qaʿda 537 = May/June 1143 CE. It seems certifying a loan or payment of 300 dinars (the full sum is named in the witness statements; half the sum is named in the first preserved line of the document). Also mentions Upper Egypt (al-Ṣaʿīd). Needs further examination.

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 42, f. 157; TS Arabic Box 42, fol. 157
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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T-S Ar.42.157 1r

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1r

T-S Ar.42.157 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.42.157. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21111/ (accessed October 14, 2026).