State document: T-S NS 305.119

State document T-S NS 305.119

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T-S NS 305.119
Primary Language
Arabic

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Formal letter in Arabic script. Full of eloquent expressions of patronage. Unusual layout. Needs examination for content. Verso, is covered with writing in Arabic script in all directions (including fiscal accounting?), with some Greek/Coptic numerals. It contains an archival note from a 12th C state document, "thabata fī dĪwān al-ʿĀdilī al-Saʿīd", "it was recorded in the royal bureau of al-ʿĀdil".

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Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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T-S NS 305.119 1r

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1r

T-S NS 305.119 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 305.119. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/25017/ (accessed October 14, 2026).