Letter: T-S AS 159.17

Letter T-S AS 159.17

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T-S AS 159.17
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment. Contains mostly blessings for family members. The margin of recto contains some business instructions ("do not sell it for that price [or for] less than 3 dinars, since there is demand for it here from me"). The sender asks for the news from Sicily. Mentions people such as "his brother Barakāt Ibn al-Maqdisī"; ʿEli; Menashshe the cantor; and Efrayim. AA. ASE.

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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T-S AS 159.17 1r

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1r

T-S AS 159.17 1v

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1v
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