Letter: T-S NS 163.86

Letter T-S NS 163.86

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS 163.86
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Draft of the beginning of a letter to a woman addressed as "al-Sitt al-Fāḍila." Probably written by Ḥalfon b. Elʿazar ha-Kohen, active in the early 13th century. Nearly identical opening formulae as T-S 10J15.23 (PGPID 2864). Seems to be the same hand, too, though "al-fāḍīla" is spelled three different ways in these two letters: אלפצלה/אלפאטלה/אלפאצלה. (Information mainly from OZ and AA.)

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S NS 163.86 1r

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1r

T-S NS 163.86 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 163.86. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/23740/ (accessed October 14, 2026).