Letter: T-S AS 154.485

Letter T-S AS 154.485

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S AS 154.485
Primary Languages
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

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Description

Fragment of a mercantile letter, probably. On parchment. Dating: probably 11th century. Some of the text on verso has the layout of an account, but the rest reads like a letter. Mentions the winds" (al-aryāḥ), the stores of the workers (dakākin al-ʿammālīn), a register, shipping sums of money (fa-ḥamalū hādhihi l-amwāl), and the sea or the Nile (kull shayʾ fī l-baḥr). (Information in part from CUDL)

Additional metadata

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

T-S AS 154.485 1r

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1r

T-S AS 154.485 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S AS 154.485. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/18835/ (accessed June 3, 2026).