Letter: T-S Ar.29.105

Letter T-S Ar.29.105

Metadata

Shelfmark
T-S Ar.29.105
Primary Language
Ladino

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Description

Letter in Ladino. Dating: possibly 16th century. The letter seems to have been dictated by a blind man. He says: ,Rabi Jacob dijo ke afilu ke tuviera ojos podia enganarme kuanto mas ombre sagi naor. And elsewhere he says: ,ke no tengo ojos y no tengo kien me mire*. He continues and says: ,tengo miedo ke me akontesca lo ke me akontesio' and ask his wife: ,venid a Misrayim ke una mujer kon ojos esmas mejor ke mire, por dos vezes adije a meterme en barko y no tope conpania . . .' This blind man, then, lives in Cairo, separated from his wife who seems to live in the Holy Land. He hopes his wife will sell her clothes and jeweils (alajas) to support him." Elazar Gutwirth, "The Family in Judeo-Spanish Genizah Letters," 214. There are also sketches of leafy plants.

Related Places

Mentioned
Cairo

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Additional metadata

Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 29, f. 105; TS Arabic Box 29, fol. 105
Input date
In PGP since 2020
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Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.29.105 1r

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1r

T-S Ar.29.105 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.29.105. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/20229/ (accessed July 15, 2026).