Letter: T-S AS 146.228 + T-S AS 146.229

Letter T-S AS 146.228 + T-S AS 146.229

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Letter probably from Abū l-Surūr al-Shāmī to Umm Abū l-Faraj, in Fustat, Qaṣr al-Shamʿ. In Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: No earlier than 1425 CE, since it mentions the ashrafī currency– which was first minted under Sultan al-Ashraf Barsbay in this year. Mentions Farajallāh; a teacher; various goods; the house of Avraham; Elʿazar; Zayn al-Dīn. (Information in part from CUDL.)

T-S AS 146.228 1r

1r

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Translation

T-S AS 146.228 1v

1v

T-S AS 146.229 1r

1r

T-S AS 146.229 1v

1v
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