Letter: T-S Ar.50.71 + T-S Ar.50.80

Letter T-S Ar.50.71 + T-S Ar.50.80

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.50.71 + T-S Ar.50.80
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

Description

Communal letter or less likely legal document in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Probably 12th or 13th century. Wide space between the lines. Seems to be about a woman who manumitted her female slave Hinda, and the document sternly warns that anyone who tries to re-enslave her will be cursed. Mentions the court in Bilbays. Needs further examination. Reused for accounts in Judaeo-Arabic and Greek/Coptic numerals on verso. ASE

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 50, f. 71; TS Arabic Box 50, fol. 71; TS Arabic Box 50, f. 80; TS Arabic Box 50, fol. 80
Input date
In PGP since 2023
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.50.71 + Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.50.80. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/38246/, accessed December 26, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/38246/