Letter: T-S NS 99.9

Letter T-S NS 99.9

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS 99.9
Primary Languages
Arabic
Judaeo-Arabic

Description

Letter in Arabic addressed (in Judaeo-Arabic) to Ṣedaqa ha-Rav ha-Gadol who is to deliver it to a certain Hiba al-Turgeman(?), in Alexandria. The addressee is also called 'my dear uncle' (al-ʿamm al-ʿazīz) in the first line. Mentions the addressee's wife (l. 5); urgings to come quickly; and the purchase of wheat. Needs further examination.

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2020
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 99.9. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/26305/ (accessed June 7, 2026).