Letter: T-S AS 169.98

Letter T-S AS 169.98

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S AS 169.98
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Recto: Letter or draft in Judaeo-Arabic. Appeal for charity from a man who has been in Fustat/Egypt either 4 months (upper margin) or 2.5 years (main text) and is unemployed and without adequate clothing. The hand may be known. Dating: probably 1150–1250.

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2023
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Transcription
Translation

T-S AS 169.98 1r

°
1r

T-S AS 169.98 1v

1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 169.98. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/37702/ (accessed August 17, 2026).