State document: T-S Ar.52.253

State document T-S Ar.52.253

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Shelfmark
T-S Ar.52.253
Primary Languages
Arabic
Greek/Coptic Numerals

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Description

Verso (probably original use): Account signed at the top by Ḥannā b. Mīkhāʾīl, probably identical with the jahbadh Yūḥannā b. Mīkhāʾil known from numerous other Geniza state fragments. There are sections for the months of Dhū l-Ḥijja, Muḥarram, Ṣafar, and Rabīʿ al-Awwal. After the header a sum for the month appears, and individual entries are provided for specific dates within each month. Because the numbers for the dates are written in ascending order and appear multiple times, this is a particularly useful reference guide for the paleography of number ciphers in state documents.

Related People

Legal and state personnel
Yūḥannā b. Mīkhāʾīl

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 52, f. 253; TS Arabic Box 52, fol. 253
Input date
In PGP since 2022
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Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.52.253 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.52.253. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/36582/ (accessed October 14, 2026).