List or table: T-S AS 205.191

List or table T-S AS 205.191

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Shelfmark
T-S AS 205.191
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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List of materia medica and their weights. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Might be 13th century or later based on handwriting and orthography (e.g., כתירה for כתירא). Items include: chebulic myrobalan; starch; pepper, "stuff" (ḥawāʾij); myrtle (marsīn); "yellow" (myrobalan?); bud of sarcocolla (ʿanzarūt zirr); probably hematite (שאדנה = שאדנג); and verdigris (jinzār). On verso it says "waraqat al-ʿiṭr"—so the inventory of a druggist/perfumer? AA. ASE.

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Geniza
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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T-S AS 205.191 1r

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1r

T-S AS 205.191 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 205.191. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/22735/ (accessed November 14, 2026).