Letter: T-S AS 153.193

Letter T-S AS 153.193

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S AS 153.193
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Business letter from Hārūn b. Bunyām to Abū Zikrī Kohen (aka Abū Zikrī Yehuda b. Yosef ha-Kohen). In Judaeo-Arabic. Only the upper margin on recto and the address on verso are preserved. Excerpts: "... the gold... except from Khulayf. Please greet Ḥassūn b. Ḥammūd for me. If the red Dustarī/Tustarī garment has arrived, give it to him so that he can sell it." (On Tustari textiles, see Gil, History of Palestine, p. 240 note 16.) Also mentions Abū l-Abshar, who plans to travel soon. (Information in part from CUDL)

Related People

Sender
Hārūn b. Binyām
Recipient
Abū Zikrī Kohen

Additional metadata

Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2018
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Transcription
Translation

T-S AS 153.193 1v

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1v

T-S AS 153.193 1r

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1r
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 153.193. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/17823/ (accessed February 25, 2026).