Letter: T-S NS 306.20

Letter T-S NS 306.20

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS 306.20
Inferred Date
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Languages
Arabic
Greek/Coptic Numerals

Description

Letter/petition addressed to the Avraham (Maimonides), with the title "Nagid," thus post-1213 CE. In Judaeo-Arabic. The sender states that he has studied and memorized something for the first day of Rosh Hashana, as well as the hafṭara, and he asks permission (presumably to read it during the synagogue services). Reused at the bottom of recto and on verso for a table of names in both Arabic script and Judaeo-Arabic together with Greek/Coptic numerals.

Related People

Recipient
Avraham Maimonides

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 306.20. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/25197/ (accessed February 9, 2026).