Letter: T-S Ar.39.477

Letter T-S Ar.39.477

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.39.477
Primary Language
Arabic

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Description

Letter from an unidentified sender, in Fustat, to Abū l-Ḥasan Muslim al-Maqdisī al-Tājir b. Ḥasan, in Alexandria. In Arabic script. Dating: Possibly the second half of the 11th century (per Aodeh). Dealing with various business transactions and past shipments, including of cheese. Mentions [...] b. Naṣr b. Faraḥ and Abū l-Ḥasan the brother of the Rayyis. (Information mainly from Aodeh.)

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 39, f. 477; TS Arabic Box 39, fol. 477
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.39.477 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.39.477 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.39.477. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/30093/ (accessed October 13, 2026).