Letter: T-S Misc.28.150

Letter T-S Misc.28.150

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Misc.28.150
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment (thin vertical strip). Dating: probably 11th century. Quotes Proverbs 6:19 (משלח מדנים...). Mentions Nahray, ʿEli he-Ḥaver, a qāḍī, the Qaraites (contrasted with 'us'), and Shemuel he-Ḥaver. Difficult to understand the context.

Related People

Mentioned
(Abū Yaḥyā) Nahray b. Nissim (uncertain)

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Box Misc. 28, f. 150; TS Box Misc. 28, fol. 150
Input date
In PGP since 2020
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Misc.28.150 1r

°
1r

T-S Misc.28.150 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Misc.28.150. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/23396/ (accessed October 14, 2026).