State document: T-S Ar.35.370

State document T-S Ar.35.370

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Shelfmark
T-S Ar.35.370
Primary Language
Arabic
Secondary Language
Hebrew

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Description

State document, most likely an official correspondence. Mentions the amīr Sayf al-Dawla's business dealings with the writer. Among the commodities mentioned are luxury textiles (ʿattābī and saqlāṭun), rock crystal, and a tall door made of date palm wood. YU. Reused for jottings of Biblical verse in Hebrew script on recto and verso in childish handwriting.

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Provenance
Geniza
Collection
Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter
Historical shelfmarks
TS Arabic Box 35, fol. 370; TS Arabic Box 35, f. 370
Input date
In PGP since 2019
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Translation

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Yusuf Umrethwala and Alan Elbaum's digital edition (2024).

Recto

  1. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
  2. احضرت الثوب العتابي اطال الله بقا مولاي الشيخ الجليل وادام علاه وسلامته بحضور مولاي
  3. الامير سيف الدولة ومرضيها ادام الله علاه وشكر تفضله وانعامه وهو يسل[
  4. …. مما يصلح نظائر(؟) اثياب سقلاطون و عتابي وبلور وابواب طلخ مرتفع ويسله
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Cambridge University Library, Taylor-Schechter, T-S Ar.35.370. Available online through the Princeton Geniza Project at https://geniza.princeton.edu/documents/20656/ (accessed August 7, 2026).