Letter: T-S 13J36.11

Letter T-S 13J36.11

Shelfmark: T-S 13J36.11

Document Date: Ramaḍān 620 Hijrī (28 September, 1223 – 27 October, 1223 CE)
Primary Language: Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter from Abū l-Majd (aka Meʾir b. Yakhin), in Fustat, to Barakāt b. Hārūn Ibn al-Kūzī, in Alexandria, sent via the shop of Maḥāsin al-Ḥarīrī. There is a pen trial on verso dated Ramaḍān 620 AH = September/October 1223 CE (or possibly 610 AH). Abū l-Majd complains of the difficult times and his illness, and the problems of selling a sick female slave who actively resists being sold (recto, margin). Part of his haste to sell her is that he was denounced to the government (ghamazū ʿalayyā l-dīwān) and lost 52 dirhams, evidently taxes related to the slave. (Cf. ENA NS 77.254, an outline for a deed of sale of a slave, where "if someone tattles to the government" is a specific eventuality that is addressed.) Abū l-Majd asks Barakāt to come to Fustat and try to sell her. If it weren't for the bitter cold, Meir himself would come with her to Alexandria. (Information in part from CUDL.) ASE

Collection: Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks: TS 13 J 36, fol. 11; TS 13 J 36, f. 11; TS Box 13 J 36, f. 11; TS Box 13 J 36, fol. 11
Input date: In PGP since 2017

How to cite this record:: Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S 13J36.11. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/8093/, accessed November 27, 2024.
Link to this document:: https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/8093/