Letter: T-S Ar.20.12

Letter T-S Ar.20.12

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.20.12
Primary Language
Judaeo-Arabic

What's in the PGP

  • Image

Description

Fragment of a mercantile letter in Judaeo-Arabic. Dating: Likely 11th century. Instructing the addressee to buy spices (saqaṭ) on the trip to al-Mahd[iyya].

Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 20, fol. 12; TS Arabic Box 20, f. 12
Input date
In PGP since 2020
Image
Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.20.12 1r

°
1r

T-S Ar.20.12 1v

°
1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.20.12. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/20212/ (accessed August 25, 2026).