Letter: Moss. II,153.4 + T-S 6J7.26

Letter Moss. II,153.4 + T-S 6J7.26

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Shelfmark
Moss. II,153.4 + T-S 6J7.26
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Language
Arabic

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Fragment of a letter from Abū l-Thanāʾ to his "father," possibly named Abū Saʿd Ibn [...]. In Judaeo-Arabic, with the address in Arabic script (note that the bottom line of the address was originally the top line; it appears where it is now because of how the letter was glued shut and cut open). Dating: Probably late 12th or 13th century, based on handwriting. The sender says that the holiday was no holiday at all due to the addressee's absence. He reports that there is no longer any need (wajh, spelled וש) for the addressee to stay away (fī bilād al-ghurba), because the diwan has received in full (istawfā) whatever was owed to it (the capitation tax?), and "al-Ḥazzāzī has taken for us its writ/document (or even receipt? ḥujja)." Join by Amir Ashur.

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Cambridge University Library, Mosseri; Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS 6 J 7, f. 26; TS Box 6 J 7, fol. 26; TS 6 J 7, fol. 26; TS Box 6 J 7, f. 26
Input date
In PGP since 2018
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T-S 6J7.26 1r

1r

T-S 6J7.26 1v

1v
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Cambridge University Library, Mosseri, Moss. II,153.4 + Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S 6J7.26. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/17156/, accessed November 27, 2024.
https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/17156/