Letter: T-S AS 146.156

Letter T-S AS 146.156

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S AS 146.156
Inferred Date
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

Description

Letter of appeal to the Nagid, Avraham Maimonides (r. 1205–1237 CE), asking for financial assistance. Written on behalf of a foreign cloth merchant (qazzāz) named Yosef, who wants to return to his family and place. The scribe is Eliyyahu b. Zekharya. AA

Related People

Recipient
Avraham Maimonides
Scribe
Eliyyahu b. Zekharya

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 146.156. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/21491/ (accessed February 9, 2026).