Letter: T-S NS 304.11

Letter T-S NS 304.11

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS 304.11
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Language
Hebrew

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Description

Fragment from a top of a letter in Judaeo-Arabic. The addressee is called 'the diadem (nezer) of the [...].' Reporting that the order of the Nagid arrived with 'our rabbi A[...] the enlightened judge' (אן כרג אמר [הדר]ת הנגידות תכון לעד עלי יד רבנו א[. . . .] הדיין המשכיל) ordering that 'the communal letter' (kitāb al-jamāʿa) be written. The addressee is asked to do a favor. Quotes the expression אומרין [מעט] ועושין הרבה. On verso probably writing exercises.

Additional metadata

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

T-S NS 304.11 1r

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1r

T-S NS 304.11 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 304.11. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/24960/ (accessed October 14, 2026).