Letter: T-S NS J491

Letter T-S NS J491

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S NS J491
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

Description

Letter in the hand of Yefet b. Menashshe. Probably addressed to his brother Ḥalfon b. Menashshe, since their other brother Abū l-Surūr Peraḥya is mentioned three lines from the bottom. Fragment (left side of recto). Reports on various business transactions. Mentions a bag (kharīṭa) containing tutty and something else (מנד?); scammony (maḥmūda); kohl; Byzantine wormwood (afsantīn rūmī). Mentions someone named Makārim.

Related People

Sender
Yefet b. Menashshe ha-Levi

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2017
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S NS J491. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/8812/, accessed January 20, 2025.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/8812/