Letter: T-S NS 305.203

Letter T-S NS 305.203

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS 305.203
Primary Language
Arabic

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Description

Letter in Arabic script. On parchment. Rudimentary hand, crooked lines, and some unusual spellings (e.g. والله الذي لا اللاه الا هو). Likely addressed to Abū l-Fakhr (recto, l. 2). This is a rude letter full of blame and accusations and self-justifications, with words like وقاحة and شتيمة recurring throughout. At the bottom of verso the sender blames the entire disaster (al-muṣība) on Abū l-Maʿālī. Seems to be written as poetry, or versified at least. Needs further examination.

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

T-S NS 305.203 1r

°
1r

T-S NS 305.203 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 305.203. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/25079/ (accessed August 19, 2026).