Letter: T-S Ar.42.30

Letter T-S Ar.42.30

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Shelfmark
T-S Ar.42.30
Primary Language
Arabic

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Description

Two letters in two different hands, probably literary exercises. Recto: Many eloquent expressions of longing "there is not a limb of my body but that yearns for your [...]," etc. But no apparent content beyond these expressions. Verso: a letter urging someone to adopt the noblest and manliest of disciplines (adāb) that promotes peace, order, and justice for all: being a government secretary (kātib). To this end, he should avidly study biographies (siyar).

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 42, f. 30; TS Arabic Box 42, fol. 30
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.42.30 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.42.30 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.42.30. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21150/ (accessed October 14, 2026).