Letter: T-S 12.295

Letter T-S 12.295

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S 12.295
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic
Secondary Language
Hebrew

What's in the PGP

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Description

Letter in Judaeo-Arabic with some Hebrew. The names are missing, except part of the sender's name at upper right. Dating: Likely 12th or 13th century. The sender is hoping to take advantage of the addressee's prior offer to help his son when the son comes to Fustat. On verso there are some Greek/Coptic numerals.

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Input date
In PGP since 2019
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S 12.295 1r

°
1r

T-S 12.295 1v

°
1v
Image Permissions Statement
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S 12.295. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/19933/ (accessed August 24, 2026).