Letter: T-S NS 325.167

Letter T-S NS 325.167

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS 325.167
Primary Languages
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Letter addressed to a dignitary named Aharon. It opens with a panegyric in Hebrew in which the addressee is called "the Rav" and "the Nagid of his generation and nation." It continues on verso in Judaeo-Arabic. The substance is unclear and the prose is elevated. "... may God help... which... all of our colleagues (aṣḥābnā) the great [and small]... good fortune, O my lord and master... the [no]blest of my treasures and the benefit of eternity... drape the curtain over (tusbil al-sitr ʿalā)... [indulge me] for any lapse (min al-zalal), for were it not for [...]. Presumably a letter of appeal for charity or other assistance.

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

T-S NS 325.167 1r

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1r

T-S NS 325.167 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS 325.167. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/36456/ (accessed October 14, 2026).