Literary text: T-S AS 177.209

Literary text T-S AS 177.209

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T-S AS 177.209
Primary Language
Arabic

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Poem in Arabic rhyming on "-dī," possibly about old age and death and mentioning numerous biblical and Quranic figures. Needs examination. ايطمع بعد سبعين بعيش وبعد الموت يطمع بالمعادي . . . . . . . . . . نوح وفرعون . . . . .وعادي . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . بمستعادي هي الدنيا فلا شي سواها . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . فدع . . . . . موسى وعيسى وداود . . . . . . . . . . . . . ولكن لا حياة لمن . . . . . . وان تنفخ على . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ولكن . . . . . تنفخ في رمادي Written on a reused piece of accounts in Arabic script and Greek/Coptic numerals.

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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
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In PGP since 2022
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T-S AS 177.209 1r

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1r

T-S AS 177.209 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 177.209. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/37114/ (accessed August 24, 2026).