Letter: T-S AS 170.196

Letter T-S AS 170.196

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S AS 170.196
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Family letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: late 12th or early 13th century. The sender may be Zekharya (the name appears at the bottom of recto). The words are very faded. The tone is urgent. Mentions "the government" (al-sulṭān), Qalyūb, documents (? אלכתבאת), something to be obtained from 'the mother,' and the sender's plan to go wait in Qalyūb.

Related Places

Mentioned
Qalyūb

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2022
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S AS 170.196 1r

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1r

T-S AS 170.196 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 170.196. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/35441/ (accessed October 17, 2026).