Letter: T-S AS 162.161

Letter T-S AS 162.161

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T-S AS 162.161
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Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter of condolence/grief upon the death of the Gaʾon Sar Shalom ha-Levi. Dating: ca. 1195 CE (the precise date of death is not known). In Judaeo-Arabic. Full of expressions of agony and praises for Sar Shalom's greatness. Same handwriting as T-S Ar.36.77. ASE

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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
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T-S AS 162.161 1r

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1r

T-S AS 162.161 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 162.161. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/36006/ (accessed October 14, 2026).