Letter: T-S NS J480

Letter T-S NS J480

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Shelfmark
T-S NS J480
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Language
Hebrew

Description

Recto: Beginning of a letter/petition addressed to a judge named Peraḥya. In Judaeo-Arabic, with three Hebrew biblical citations at the top. The sender has sent this letter with his son Yosef, who is in difficult circumstances—something happened that made it impossible for him to live in Fustat, let alone earn a living there. It seems that Yosef wants to travel to al-Shām now. In the missing continuation, the sender presumably asks Peraḥya to help him. Verso: Beginning of a letter from 'your paternal uncle' to a younger man named Efrayim. In Judaeo-Arabic. The sender reports that he came down with a stomachache (tukhma) and nearly died and everyone despaired of his health—but now he is better.

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Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2017
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS J480. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/8805/, accessed November 27, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/8805/