Letter: T-S AS 178.95

Letter T-S AS 178.95

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S AS 178.95
Primary Language
Arabic

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Description

Petition/letter of appeal for charity. In Arabic script. From Dāʾud the son of the sister of Menashshe (this reading is uncertain). He is a "blind, paralyzed" (aʿmā maflūj) man with dependents, who has been "cut off from all occupations" (munfariṭ ʿan sāʾir al-taṣarrufāt) for 10 years. He asks for charity in advance of the holiday.

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

T-S AS 178.95 1r

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1r

T-S AS 178.95 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 178.95. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/36910/ (accessed October 13, 2026).