Letter: T-S Ar.34.154

Letter T-S Ar.34.154

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.34.154
Primary Language
Arabic

What's in the PGP

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Description

Upper part of a letter addressed to Abū l-Ḥasan ʿAlī b. Ḥasan al-ʿAsqalānī, in Fustat. In Arabic script. Dating: Probably 11th or early 12th century. Probably a business letter. The upper margin of recto mentions that "there is a man from Damascus with Abū Saʿīd" and again mentions "to Damascus" in the final line. Needs further examination.

Related People

Recipient
(Abū l-Ḥasan) ʿAlī b. Ḥasan al-ʿAsqalānī

Related Places

Destination
Fustat
Mentioned
Damascus

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 34, fol. 154; TS Arabic Box 34, f. 154
Input date
In PGP since 2022
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.34.154 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.34.154 1v

°
1v
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