Letter: T-S Misc.25.76

Letter T-S Misc.25.76

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Shelfmark
T-S Misc.25.76
Primary Language
Ladino
Secondary Language
Hebrew

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Letter in Ladino with interspersed Hebrew phrases. Dating: ca. 18th century? This is a letter of appeal for charity. There may not be any information to identify the sender or the addressee ("my noble and virtuous master"). The sender complains that he has no money to clothe his wife or children ("tengo mi mujer desnuda..."). (Information in part from http://www.investigacion.cchs.csic.es/judeo-arabe/sites/investigacion.cchs.csic.es.judeo-arabe/files/Genizah-Al-Andalus.pdf.)

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Box Misc. 25, fol. 76; TS Box Misc. 25, f. 76
Input date
In PGP since 2020
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Translation

T-S Misc.25.76 1r

°
1r

T-S Misc.25.76 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Misc.25.76. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/30743/ (accessed October 13, 2026).