Letter: T-S Ar.30.150

Letter T-S Ar.30.150

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Shelfmark
T-S Ar.30.150
Primary Languages
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

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Letter of appeal addressed to a Jewish dignitary (ha-dayyan ha-maskil). The introduction is in Hebrew and the body is in Judaeo-Arabic. The writer prays that the addressee will be spared "the diseases of this year." He states that he is impoverished and suffering from an illness. "If I live, you will see my gratitude for you in public." He asks the addressee to send a messenger to the Nagid on his behalf. The letter contains the interesting oath "wa-ḥaqq al-yiḥud," where yiḥud = tawḥīd. He also writes that al-ḥūrma (his wife?) is as sick as can be. Information in part from Baker/Polliack catalog.

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 30, f. 150; TS Arabic Box 30, fol. 150
Input date
In PGP since 2020
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Transcription
Translation

T-S Ar.30.150 1r

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1r

T-S Ar.30.150 1v

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1v
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.30.150. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/20283/ (accessed June 9, 2026).