Letter: T-S NS 297.260

Letter T-S NS 297.260

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Shelfmark
T-S NS 297.260
Primary Language
Arabic

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Description

Business letter from Mufaḍḍal al-Kohen to Abū l-Banīn. In Arabic script. The sender apologizes for his delay. He has sent camphor candles (shamʿ kāfūrī, also sometimes translated as camphorated wax) with the bearer (Aodeh incorrectly read samgh, gum, rather than shamʿ). The lower part of the letter is missing. On verso there is a medical prescription in Arabic script.

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

T-S NS 297.260 1r

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1r

T-S NS 297.260 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 297.260. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/24838/ (accessed October 14, 2026).