Letter: T-S 8.85

Letter T-S 8.85

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T-S 8.85
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter from a merchant addressed at least in part to his mother ('wa-yā ummī'). In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Perhaps 12th century. He complains about the wretched quality of his food and drink and sleep and how 'nobody suffers what I suffer from [long]ing.' He mentions the towns of Minya and Qūṣ and repeatedly mentions the price of wheat and bread. The mother should borrow the money she needs to purchase wheat, and he will pay it off when he can. (Information in part from CUDL)

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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
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In PGP since 2018
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T-S 8.85 1r

1r

T-S 8.85 1v

1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S 8.85. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/17187/, accessed November 23, 2024.
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