Letter: T-S NS J301

Letter T-S NS J301

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS J301
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Probably in the hand of Yefet b. Menashshe. Fragment (lower piece of a long vertical letter). Mentions a qāḍī twice; the government; greetings to Abū Saʿīd (probably Ḥalfon, so this letter could be to their other brother Peraḥya); greetings from their mother and sisters. Greetings to Zayn Ibn al-Ger ("the convert/stranger") and a message to Zayn regarding some merchandise.

Related People

Mentioned
Zayn Ibn al-Ger
Sender
Yefet b. Menashshe ha-Levi (uncertain)

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Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2020
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S NS J301 1r

°
1r

T-S NS J301 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS J301. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/26407/ (accessed June 2, 2026).