Letter: T-S Ar.7.8

Letter T-S Ar.7.8

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.7.8
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

  • Image

Description

Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Approximately 20 lines are preserved across two fragments. reused on verso for literary text (including the first Hebrew phrases from verses of Psalms 95:1-101:8,102:4-103:22). Written in a square hand with some space between the lines. Dating: likely 12th or 13th century. The sender may be named Abū l-Maḥāsin (upper left). Mentions someone named Bū Manṣūr. Needs examination for content.

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 7, f. 8; TS Arabic Box 7, fol. 8
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.7.8 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.7.8 1v

°
1v

T-S Ar.7.8 2r

°
2r

T-S Ar.7.8 2v

°
2v
Image Permissions Statement
  • T-S Ar.7.8: Provided by Cambridge University Library. Cambridge University Library This image may be used in accord with fair use and fair dealing provisions, including teaching and research. If you wish to reproduce it within publications or on the public web, please contact genizah@lib.cam.ac.uk.
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.7.8. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21301/ (accessed October 15, 2026).