Letter: T-S AS 183.298

Letter T-S AS 183.298

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Shelfmark
T-S AS 183.298
Primary Language
Arabic

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Recto (secondary use): Letter of appeal for charity from Asʿad b. al-Ḥājj Ḥusām. In Arabic script. Dating: Probably Mamluk-era. He says that "I have nothing over me" and that he is "on the tiles/floor/pavement (ʿalā l-balāṭ)" and asks for the price of a mat (ḥaṣīra).

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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
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In PGP since 2023
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Translation

T-S AS 183.298 1r

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1r

T-S AS 183.298 1v

1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 183.298. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/37815/ (accessed October 14, 2026).