State document: T-S Ar.38.139

State document T-S Ar.38.139

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T-S Ar.38.139
Primary Language
Arabic

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Draft of an official letter or correspondence, in Arabic script. The sender writes to the addressee "al-Amīr al-Raʾīs" that he will remain steadfast in his service and affinity even though he doesn't get a personal audience with him. The top of the document contains verses of Arabic poetry, pen trials, also in the same chancery hand.

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 38, fol. 139; TS Arabic Box 38, f. 139
Input date
In PGP since 2021
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T-S Ar.38.139 1r

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1r
Yusuf Umrethwala's digital edition (2024).

Recto

  1. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
  2. ]من خدمة سيدنا الامير الاجل الريس
  3. ادام الله تاييده وتمكينه وحراسته [و]نعمته المخلص في
  4. ولايه علي بعد الدار ومن الليل والنهار وان لم تحظني
  5. الايام بحضور مجلسه الجليل وتقبيل بابه
  6. المنيف ان شا الله تعالى

Recto, right margin

  1. الحمد لله وحده وصلواته على سيدنا محمد نبيه واله وسلام 

T-S Ar.38.139 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.38.139. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/34340/ (accessed August 7, 2026).