State document: T-S K5.85

State document T-S K5.85

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Shelfmark
T-S K5.85
Primary Language
Arabic

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Fol. 5: Official-looking report in Arabic. Refers to receiving a petition from a man "whom he (i.e., I) had taken under my protection (iṣṭanaʿahū) and given bread after hunger and employed him and saved him from hardships . . . ." There follows some sort of request from the addressee, presumably on behalf of this former client. Excerpts: وينهي . . . عن المثول بجلالها وغير ذلك من . . . رقعة وصلته بالامس من رجل اصطنعه واطعمه خبزا بعد جوع واستخدم اياه وخلصه من شدايد اذ كان كاتب الرقعة احسن من الحديث فيه فلما بري في هذا الوقت قوم قد . . . . طمعهم . . . هذا ال . . . الذي يقف عليه وهذا ال . . . . . يمشي مثله الى العبد عند كونه بال . . . .فضله ان شا الله والحمد لله وحده وصلى على سيدنا محمد . . . .

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS K, 5, f. 85; TS K, 5, fol. 85; TS Box K, 5, f. 85; TS Box K, 5, fol. 85
Input date
In PGP since 2018
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Translation

T-S K5.85 5r

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5r

T-S K5.85 5v

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5v

T-S K5.85 1r

1r

    T-S K5.85 1v

    1v

      T-S K5.85 2r

      2r

        T-S K5.85 2v

        2v

          T-S K5.85 3r

          3r

            T-S K5.85 3v

            3v

              T-S K5.85 4r

              4r

                T-S K5.85 4v

                4v
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