Letter: T-S NS 338.56

Letter T-S NS 338.56

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS 338.56
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Business letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Fragment (lower right piece). In the hand of Yefet b. Menashshe ha-Levi. Dating: first half of the 12th century. Some phrases include: "...to Fustat... bring me with you... the two dinars and the two rubāʿīs... the rotten ones(?), and sell them... and send me the price, and say... the elder Abu l-Mufaḍḍal...," and then the letter closes with greetings (תכתץ אגל אלסלם...).

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

T-S NS 338.56 1r

°
1r

T-S NS 338.56 1v

°
1v
Image Permissions Statement
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 338.56. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/25944/ (accessed August 25, 2026).