Paraliterary text: T-S Ar.30.243

Paraliterary text T-S Ar.30.243

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Shelfmark
T-S Ar.30.243
Primary Languages
Arabic
Hebrew
Judaeo-Arabic

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Somewhat mysterious literary text containing aphorisms and poetic lines in Hebrew, Judaeo-Arabic, and Arabic. One of the Judaeo-Arabic lines refers to a bloodletting tray (qarūrat al-ḥijāma) studded with emerald and pearl. One of the Arabic lines is قد ضج زحر وشكا بثه مذ سخطت غصن على لافظ, a writing exercise that uses every letter of the alphabet once (if ى is counted as ي) and repeats only the alif.

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 30, f. 243; TS Arabic Box 30, fol. 243
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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Translation

T-S Ar.30.243 1r

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1r

T-S Ar.30.243 1v

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1v
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  • T-S Ar.30.243: Provided by Cambridge University Library. Cambridge University Library This image may be used in accord with fair use and fair dealing provisions, including teaching and research. If you wish to reproduce it within publications or on the public web, please contact genizah@lib.cam.ac.uk.
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.30.243. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/20365/ (accessed June 16, 2026).